1980Final results
1980 election for Tennessee House District 22
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Bob Harrill (R) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating James Allan Watson (D) by 6.3 points.
Bob HarrillRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.1%9,067
James Allan WatsonDemocrat
46.9%8,000
17,067 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