2012Final results
2012 election for Tennessee House District 78
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Mary Littleton (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Linda Hayes (D) by 23.2 points.
Mary LittletonRepublican · winner
58.0%14,070
Linda HayesDemocrat
34.9%8,451
Rick WilsonIndependent
7.1%1,719
24,240 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET