1978Final results
1978 election for Tennessee House District 42
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Jerry Jared (D) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Bill Baird Griffith (Ind) by 24.3 points.
Jerry JaredDemocrat · winner
62.1%8,264
Bill Baird GriffithIndependent
37.9%5,037
13,301 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