1980Final results
1980 election for Tennessee House District 1
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
James Craft Akard (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Harold D. Necessary (R) by 9.0 points.
James Craft AkardDemocrat · winner
51.3%7,051
Harold D. NecessaryRepublican
42.3%5,813
Thomas S. CuthillIndependent
6.4%880
13,744 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET