1978Final results
1978 election for Tennessee House District 81
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Jimmy Naifeh (D) won with 77.8% of the vote, defeating John Wilkerson (R) by 55.7 points.
Jimmy NaifehDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.8%7,798
John WilkersonRepublican
22.2%2,219
10,017 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