1980Final results
1980 election for Tennessee House District 19
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Loy Smith (R) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating James A. McBee (D) by 21.1 points.
Loy SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.5%8,251
James A. McBeeDemocrat
39.5%5,377
13,629 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