1976Final results
1976 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 85
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Dedrick Withers (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Lawrence Johnson (D) by 14.7 points.
Dedrick WithersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.5%2,915
Lawrence JohnsonDemocrat
37.8%2,101
Melvin RobinsonDemocrat
9.7%539
5,555 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET