1978Final results
1978 election for Tennessee House District 57
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
John Chiles Jr. (R) won with 70.9% of the vote, defeating Bill Caldwell (D) by 41.8 points.
John Chiles Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
70.9%12,770
Bill CaldwellDemocrat
29.1%5,236
18,007 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