1974Final results
1974 election for Tennessee House District 85
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Dedrick Withers (D) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating J. W. Benefield (R) by 29.4 points.
Dedrick WithersDemocrat · winner
64.7%6,096
J. W. BenefieldRepublican
35.3%3,326
9,422 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET