1978Final results
1978 primary for Tennessee House District 83
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Doug Howell (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Mike B. Dickerson (D) by 7.6 points.
Doug HowellDemocrat · winner
53.8%1,922
Mike B. DickersonDemocrat
46.2%1,651
3,573 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET