1980Final results
1980 election for Tennessee House District 88
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Elbert Gill (D) won with 80.9% of the vote, defeating Wesley Clark Hyatt (R) by 61.9 points.
Elbert GillDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.9%9,318
Wesley Clark HyattRepublican
19.1%2,194
11,512 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