1978Final results
1978 election for Tennessee House District 56
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Steve Cobb (D) won with 70.9% of the vote, defeating Charles D. Burns (R) by 41.8 points.
Steve CobbDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.9%7,124
Charles D. BurnsRepublican
29.1%2,921
10,046 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