Tennessee House of Representatives 78th district

Tennessee's 78th State
House of Representatives
district

Map of Tennessee House districts with the 78th District shaded
Representative
  Mary Littleton
RDickson
Demographics88% White
3% Black
5% Hispanic
3% Multiracial
Population (2023)68,035

Tennessee House of Representatives 78th district is one of the 99 legislative districts in the Tennessee House of Representatives. The district covers all of Cheatham County and part of eastern Dickson County.[1][2][3]

Demographics

  • 88% White
  • 3% African-American
  • 5% Hispanic
  • 3% mixed race

Representatives

Representative Party Years of Service Hometown
Mary Littleton Republican January 8, 2013 – 2026[4] Dickson

Elections

2012-2024
Year Republican Nominee % Democratic Nominee % Independent %
2012[5] Mary Littleton 58.0% Linda Hayes 34.9% Rick Wilson 7.1%
2014[5] Mary Littleton 70.7% Jen Crisp 29.3%
2016[6] Mary Littleton 74.1% Travis Staten 25.9%
2018[7] Mary Littleton 69.0% John Patrick 30.9%
2020[8] Mary Littleton 72.3% Holly Spann 27.7%
2022[9] Mary Littleton 73.6% Krystle James 26.4%
2024[10] Mary Littleton 74.1% Deborah Castle Doyle 25.9%

References

  1. ^ "Census profile: State House District 78, TN". Census Reporter. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
  2. ^ "Tennessee House of Representatives District 78". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
  3. ^ "HouseDistrict78" (PDF).
  4. ^ McCullough, Erin (October 14, 2025). "State Rep. Mary Littleton retiring at the end of her term". WKRN News 2. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Mary Littleton - Ballotpedia". Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  6. ^ "TN House by County - November 8, 2016" (PDF). TN Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 15, 2016.
  7. ^ "Tennessee House of Representatives District 78" (PDF). sos-tn-gov-files.tnsosfiles.com. November 6, 2018. p. 14.
  8. ^ "State of Tennessee State General" (PDF).
  9. ^ "State of Tennessee State General" (PDF).
  10. ^ "State of Tennessee State General" (PDF).