1980Final results
1980 election for Tennessee House District 63
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
W. R. Lowe Jr. (D) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating John W. Childress (R) by 23.2 points.
W. R. Lowe Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
61.6%7,905
John W. ChildressRepublican
38.4%4,925
12,830 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