1980Final results
1980 election for Tennessee House District 24
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Steve D. Bivens (D) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Margaret Gilliland (R) by 34.2 points.
Steve D. BivensDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.1%9,386
Margaret GillilandRepublican
32.9%4,607
13,994 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