1978Final results
1978 primary for Tennessee House District 61
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Roy E. Barker (D) won with 43.7% of the vote, defeating Kenneth Young (D) by 5.7 points.
Roy E. BarkerDemocrat · winner
43.7%3,404
Kenneth YoungDemocrat
37.9%2,957
Joe D. BaughDemocrat
18.4%1,433
7,794 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET