DemocratNot in office · last served 1980Last on a ballot: Nov 1978
Clarence Blackburn
Last held office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 1 (1974–1980). Ran in 6 elections between 1974 and 1978, winning 6.
- Last margin
- +27.6
- Won 1978
- Elections
- 6
- 1974–1978
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Blackburn was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Tennessee House of Representatives, District 1
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Blackburn has run
Margin: how far Blackburn finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 1 | General | Won | Harold D. Necessary (R), Thomas S. Cuthill (I) | 61.3% | D+27.6 |
| 1978 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 1 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1976 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 1 | General | Won | Thomas S. Cuthill (I) | 91.4% | D+82.7 |
| 1976 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 1 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 1 | General | Won | Frank P. Miller (R), Thomas S. Cuthill (I) | 71.1% | D+42.4 |
| 1974 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 1 | Primary | Won | Virginia Odell Willis (D) | 62.4% | +24.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Blackburn has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 1 · 1974–1980
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Blackburn has run against
- Harold D. Necessary (R) · 1978 election, won
- Thomas S. Cuthill (I) · 1976 election, won
- Frank P. Miller (R) · 1974 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive