1980Final results
1980 election for Tennessee House District 89
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Pam Gaia (D) won with 74.3% of the vote, defeating James Strickland (R) by 48.5 points.
Pam GaiaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.3%8,190
James StricklandRepublican
25.7%2,840
11,030 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