1980Final results
1980 election for Tennessee House District 46
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Joe Bell (D) won with 73.5% of the vote, defeating James T. Carr Sr. (R) by 47.0 points.
Joe BellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.5%13,217
James T. Carr Sr.Republican
26.5%4,762
17,979 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