1986Final results
1986 election for Tennessee House District 78
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Harold Holt (D) won with 91.6% of the vote, defeating George R. Sansom (Ind) by 83.2 points.
Harold HoltDemocrat · winner
91.6%10,086
George R. SansomIndependent
8.4%923
11,011 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET