1978Final results
1978 Republican primary for Tennessee House District 96
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Joe Kent (R) won with 46.8% of the vote, defeating Tom Hoffman (R) by 18.4 points.
Joe KentRepublican · winner
46.8%1,787
Tom HoffmanRepublican
28.3%1,083
Joe W. DardenRepublican
24.9%952
3,822 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET