1978Final results
1978 primary for Tennessee House District 81
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Jimmy Naifeh (D) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating A. F. Whitley (D) by 28.1 points.
Jimmy NaifehDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.9%5,750
A. F. WhitleyDemocrat
33.8%3,142
Walter Frank WilliamsDemocrat
4.3%399
9,291 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET