1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1974 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 79

Name: 1974 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 79
Start: 1974-08-01
Location: Tennessee

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Jimmy Bishop (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Frank Garner (D) by 11.7 points.

Jimmy BishopDemocrat · winner

55.9%5,560

Frank GarnerDemocrat · incumbent

44.1%4,391

9,951 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET