1978Final results
1978 election for Tennessee House District 19
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Loy Smith (R) won with 75.1% of the vote, defeating C. J. Rucker (D) by 50.1 points.
Loy SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.1%7,910
C. J. RuckerDemocrat
24.9%2,628
10,538 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