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1978 election for Tennessee House District 22

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Bob Harrill (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating James Mike Cantrell (D) by 2.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Bob HarrillRepublican · winner
51.0%7,128
49.0%6,846
13,974 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

EvenR+6.31980R+10.01982R+15.81984R+4.51986R+9.61988R+11.31990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET