1976Final results
1976 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 87
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Ira H. Murphy (D) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Janice Payne (D) by 35.3 points.
Ira H. MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.5%1,584
Janice PayneDemocrat
27.2%689
Wayne BannonDemocrat
10.3%260
2,533 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET