1980Final results
1980 election for Tennessee House District 15
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Sharon Bell (R) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Margaret Ervin (D) by 5.4 points.
Sharon BellRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.7%4,823
Margaret ErvinDemocrat
47.3%4,326
9,149 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