1978Final results
1978 election for Tennessee House District 45
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
John M. Steinhauer (D) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Claude F. Peacock (R) by 16.5 points.
John M. SteinhauerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.3%7,812
Claude F. PeacockRepublican
41.7%5,595
13,407 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