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1978Final results

1978 election for Tennessee House District 70

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Herman Wolfe (R) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Jimmy Walker (D) by 4.5 points.

Herman WolfeRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.2%6,834
Jimmy WalkerDemocrat
47.8%6,248
13,082 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

EvenR+5.11976R+4.51978R+13.31980D+20.01982D+44.01986D+11.21990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET