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1980Final results

1980 election for Tennessee House District 10

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

J. B. Shockley (R) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Ron E. Owen (D) by 17.9 points.

J. B. ShockleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.9%9,038
Ron E. OwenDemocrat
41.1%6,297
15,335 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

EvenD+7.51974R+3.61976R+6.91978R+17.91980R+26.71984R+2.01986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET