1978Final results
1978 primary for Tennessee House District 89
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Pam Gaia (D) won with 72.0% of the vote, defeating Clayton P. Elam (D) by 44.0 points.
Pam GaiaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.0%2,989
Clayton P. ElamDemocrat
28.0%1,163
4,152 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET