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1980Final results

1980 election for Tennessee House District 64

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

William A. Richardson Jr. (D) won with 72.3% of the vote, defeating Tim Hughes (R) by 44.6 points.

William A. Richardson Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
72.3%8,076
Tim HughesRepublican
27.7%3,091
11,168 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+44.61980D+20.11992D+10.71994D+21.91996D+28.82000R+1.72002

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