1980Final results
1980 election for Tennessee House District 90
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
John W. Spence Jr. (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Karen R. Williams (R) by 1.7 points.
John W. Spence Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
50.9%6,621
Karen R. WilliamsRepublican
49.1%6,395
13,016 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