1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1978 election for Tennessee House District 24
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Steve D. Bivens (D) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Paul W. Bloomer (R) by 16.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Steve D. BivensDemocrat · winner
56.9%5,298
Paul W. BloomerRepublican
40.4%3,758
Jack B. McKellipIndependent
2.7%247
9,303 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