1978Final results
1978 election for Tennessee House District 59
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Dick Clark (D) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating James E. Abernathy (R) by 25.5 points.
Dick ClarkDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.7%8,729
James E. AbernathyRepublican
37.3%5,186
13,915 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