2010Final results
2010 election for Tennessee House District 79
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Curtis Halford (R) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Joe M. Shepard (D) by 35.7 points.
Curtis HalfordRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.8%11,207
Joe M. ShepardDemocrat
32.2%5,315
16,522 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET