1978Final results
1978 election for Tennessee House District 90
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
John W. Spence Jr. (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Gerald Gaia (R) by 8.0 points.
John W. Spence Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
54.0%5,499
Gerald GaiaRepublican
46.0%4,684
10,183 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