1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 15
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Margaret Ervin (D) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Phillip N. Turman (D) by 34.6 points.
Margaret ErvinDemocrat · winner
67.3%1,390
Phillip N. TurmanDemocrat
32.7%676
2,066 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET