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1978 Tennessee U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1978 Tennessee U.S. House District 6 Election?

Robin Beard won the 1978 Tennessee U.S. House District 6 Election. Robin Beard received 114,630 popular votes (74.63%). The main challenger was C. Ronald Arline (25.36%).

See the full head-to-head between Beard and Arline

Beard +49.3 pts · won by 75,676 votes
Robin BeardRepublicanWINNER74.63%
114,630 votes
C. Ronald ArlineDemocratic25.36%
38,954 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.