1978Final results
1978 primary for Tennessee House District 85
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Dedrick Withers (D) won with 83.3% of the vote, defeating Robert Gooch (D) by 66.6 points.
Dedrick WithersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
83.3%4,831
Robert GoochDemocrat
16.7%967
5,798 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET