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1978 Tennessee U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1978 Tennessee U.S. House District 3 Election?

Marilyn Lloyd won the 1978 Tennessee U.S. House District 3 Election. Marilyn Lloyd received 108,282 popular votes (88.87%). The main challenger was Dan Rucker East (11.11%).

See the full head-to-head between Lloyd and East

Lloyd +77.8 pts · won by 94,747 votes
Marilyn LloydDemocraticWINNER88.87%
108,282 votes
Dan Rucker EastIndependent11.11%
13,535 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.