1978Final results
1978 primary for Tennessee House District 52
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Bill Covington (D) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Hugh Mott (D) by 28.3 points.
Bill CovingtonDemocrat · winner
64.2%3,779
Hugh MottDemocrat
35.8%2,110
5,889 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET