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1980Final results

1980 election for Tennessee House District 60

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Elmer W. Dispayne (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Betty Cannon (R) by 4.6 points.

Elmer W. DispayneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.3%7,751
Betty CannonRepublican
47.7%7,074
14,825 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

EvenD+12.11984D+27.81992D+22.11994D+45.62000D+42.82002D+34.12006

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET