1978Final results
1978 election for Tennessee House District 3
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Ralph Yelton (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Thomas E. Kerney (R) by 9.1 points.
Ralph YeltonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.6%6,678
Thomas E. KerneyRepublican
45.4%5,563
12,241 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