1980Final results
1980 election for Tennessee House District 8
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Joe L. Bewley (R) won with 75.7% of the vote, defeating Vance L. Overbay (D) by 51.3 points.
Joe L. BewleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.7%7,939
Vance L. OverbayDemocrat
24.3%2,552
10,491 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