1980Final results
1980 election for Tennessee House District 3
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Ralph Yelton (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Ralph Lincoln (R) by 5.6 points.
Ralph YeltonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.8%8,314
Ralph LincolnRepublican
47.2%7,433
15,747 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