DemocratNot in office · last served 1978Last on a ballot: Aug 1982
Hugh Dixon
Last held office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 38 (1972–1978). Ran in 14 elections between 1968 and 1982, winning 11.
Last office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 38
- Last margin
- −6.7
- Lost 1978
- Elections
- 14
- 1968–1982
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Dixon was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Tennessee House of Representatives, District 16Tennessee House of Representatives, District 38
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Dixon has run
Margin: how far Dixon finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Tennessee State Senate, District 15 | Primary | Lost | Tommy Burks (D) | 42.1% | −15.7 |
| 1980 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 38 | Primary | Lost | Lincoln Davis (D) | 44.8% | −10.4 |
| 1978 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 38 | General | Lost | Robert Beaty (R) | 46.6% | R+6.7 |
| 1978 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 38 | Primary | Won | Barry Kennedy (D), Bobby J. Ellis (D) | 36.5% | +4.0 |
| 1976 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 38 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1976 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 38 | Primary | Won | Barry Kennedy (D), Champ E. Langford (D) | 39.4% | +0.1 |
| 1974 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 38 | General | Won | Charles W. McKinney (R) | 64.5% | D+29.1 |
| 1974 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 38 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 38 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 38 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1970 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 16 | General | Won | A. B. McCall (R) | 60% | D+20.1 |
| 1970 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 16 | Primary | Won | Caubet Brown (D) | 69.9% | +39.8 |
| 1968 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 16 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1968 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 16 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Dixon has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 38 · 1972–1978
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 16 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Dixon has run against
- Robert Beaty (R) · 1978 election, lost
- Charles W. McKinney (R) · 1974 election, won
- A. B. McCall (R) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive