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2000Final results

2000 election for Tennessee House District 78

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Ronnie M. Cole (D) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating David N. Dahl (R) by 21.2 points.

Ronnie M. ColeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.6%9,982
David N. DahlRepublican
39.4%6,496
16,478 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 2000

Races before and after

EvenD+21.22000R+2.52002R+19.22004R+4.92006R+26.12008R+42.62010

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET