1980Final results
1980 election for Tennessee House District 50
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
James R. McKinney (D) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Gerlie V. Rickard (R) by 29.3 points.
James R. McKinneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.6%9,287
Gerlie V. RickardRepublican
35.4%5,080
14,367 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