2006Final results
2006 election for Tennessee House District 79
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Chris Crider (R) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Cheri Childress (D) by 14.5 points.
Chris CriderRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.2%10,371
Cheri ChildressDemocrat
42.8%7,750
18,121 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET