2000Final results
2000 election for Tennessee House District 79
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Paul E. Phelan (D) won with 79.1% of the vote, defeating Mark Carlton (Ind) by 58.2 points.
Paul E. PhelanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.1%12,145
Mark CarltonIndependent
20.9%3,207
15,352 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET