1978Final results

1978 Republican primary for Tennessee House District 17

Name: 1978 Republican primary for Tennessee House District 17
Start: 1978-08-01
Location: Tennessee

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Paul Scruggs (R) won with 80.8% of the vote, defeating Robert Watson (R) by 61.7 points.

Paul ScruggsRepublican · winner · incumbent

80.8%2,844

19.2%674

3,518 votes

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