1980Final results
1980 election for Tennessee House District 55
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Michael Murphy (D) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating John Stiltz (R) by 15.8 points.
Michael MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.9%10,083
John StiltzRepublican
42.1%7,339
17,422 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