1978Final results
1978 election for Tennessee House District 7
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Robert L. King (R) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating James Reece Carter (D) by 29.7 points.
Robert L. KingRepublican · winner
64.9%6,278
James Reece CarterDemocrat
35.1%3,401
9,679 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