1978Final results
1978 primary for Tennessee House District 38
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Hugh Dixon (D) won with 36.5% of the vote, defeating Barry Kennedy (D) by 4.0 points.
Hugh DixonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
36.5%4,075
Barry KennedyDemocrat
32.5%3,627
Bobby J. EllisDemocrat
31.0%3,461
11,163 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET