1978Final results
1978 election for Tennessee House District 9
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Bruce Hurley (R) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Wayne Christian (D) by 13.8 points.
Bruce HurleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.9%6,645
Wayne ChristianDemocrat
43.1%5,029
11,674 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