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1978Final results

1978 election for Tennessee House District 93

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Michael Kernell (D) won with 75.7% of the vote, defeating Charles C. Jones (R) by 61.6 points.

Michael KernellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.7%6,619
14.1%1,233
Richard E. BaconIndependent
10.1%886
8,738 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

EvenD+52.31976D+61.61978D+30.71982D+44.21986D+17.61992D+14.11994

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