1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1974 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 85

Name: 1974 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 85
Start: 1974-08-01
Location: Tennessee

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Dedrick Withers (D) won with 42.3% of the vote, defeating Tommy Powell (D) by 3.7 points.

Dedrick WithersDemocrat · winner

42.3%2,134

Tommy PowellDemocrat · incumbent

38.5%1,946

10.8%546

8.4%423

5,049 votes

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