1978Final results
1978 election for Tennessee House District 89
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Pam Gaia (D) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Aaron F. Tatum (R) by 38.8 points.
Pam GaiaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.4%5,838
Aaron F. TatumRepublican
30.6%2,573
8,411 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