1978Final results
1978 election for Tennessee House District 18
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
James T. Richards (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Bill Owen (D) by 2.0 points.
James T. RichardsRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.0%8,871
Bill OwenDemocrat
49.0%8,530
17,401 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET