2008Final results
2008 election for Tennessee House District 78
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Phillip Johnson (R) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating David W. Davidson (D) by 26.1 points.
Phillip JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.1%14,784
David W. DavidsonDemocrat
36.9%8,661
23,445 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET