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