1976Final results

1976 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 42

Name: 1976 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 42
Start: 1976-08-01
Location: Tennessee

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Tommy Burks (D) won with 77.9% of the vote, defeating Joe Dyer (D) by 55.7 points.

Tommy BurksDemocrat · winner · incumbent

77.9%4,525

22.1%1,287

5,812 votes

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