1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Tennessee House District 2
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Ruth Montgomery (R) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Albert Bryant Arrington (D) by 29.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Ruth MontgomeryRepublican · winner
64.8%7,123
Albert Bryant ArringtonDemocrat
35.2%3,866
10,989 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