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