1978Final results
1978 primary for Tennessee House District 16
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Jack Cunningham (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Bob Farmer (D) by 1.7 points.
Jack CunninghamDemocrat · winner
50.8%2,274
Bob FarmerDemocrat
49.2%2,200
4,474 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET