2008Final results
2008 election for Tennessee House District 79
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Curtis Halford (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Jim Ryal (D) by 3.3 points.
Curtis HalfordRepublican · winner
51.7%11,306
Jim RyalDemocrat
48.3%10,580
21,886 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