1978Final results
1978 primary for Tennessee House District 84
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
David A. Shirley (D) won with 44.7% of the vote, defeating Dewayne Thompson (D) by 8.9 points.
David A. ShirleyDemocrat · winner
44.7%2,305
Dewayne ThompsonDemocrat
35.8%1,847
Charles EoffDemocrat
19.5%1,004
5,156 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET