1978Final results
1978 primary for Tennessee House District 37
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Shelby Rhinehart (D) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Jane W. Dawkins (D) by 23.5 points.
Shelby RhinehartDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.8%5,709
Jane W. DawkinsDemocrat
38.2%3,535
9,244 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET