1978Final results
1978 election for Tennessee House District 55
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Michael Murphy (D) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Mark Albert Dumdei (R) by 29.1 points.
Michael MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.5%8,938
Mark Albert DumdeiRepublican
35.5%4,911
13,851 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