1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 49
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
C. E. Depreist (D) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating John Tucker (D) by 28.5 points.
C. E. DepreistDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.2%5,328
John TuckerDemocrat
35.8%2,965
8,293 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET