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 R – Dickson
Demographics	88%  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. "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).