1980Final results
1980 election for Tennessee House District 71
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
James H. Wallace Jr. (Ind) won with 72.5% of the vote, defeating Charles H. Williams Jr. (D) by 45.0 points.
James H. Wallace Jr.Independent · winner
72.5%10,398
Charles H. Williams Jr.Democrat
27.5%3,944
14,342 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