1978Final results
1978 primary for Tennessee House District 55
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Michael Murphy (D) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating Donald Jerry Mayo (D) by 39.6 points.
Michael MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.8%6,532
Donald Jerry MayoDemocrat
30.2%2,827
9,361 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET