1976Final results
1976 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 77
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
John Tanner (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Billy Owens (D) by 29.7 points.
John TannerDemocrat · winner
53.0%8,847
Billy OwensDemocrat
23.3%3,890
William L. TeutonDemocrat
15.4%2,578
Oscar KeenanDemocrat
5.0%827
Danny R. ZickefooseDemocrat
3.3%545
16,687 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
John Tanner (D)Billy Owens (D)William L. Teuton (D)Oscar Keenan (D)
Also on the ballot: Danny R. Zickefoose (Democrat), 3.3%