1978Final results
1978 election for Tennessee House District 26
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Bobby Wood (R) won with 73.0% of the vote, defeating Charles Bearden (D) by 46.0 points.
Bobby WoodRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.0%8,921
Charles BeardenDemocrat
27.0%3,298
12,219 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