1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1980 Republican primary for Tennessee House District 12

Name: 1980 Republican primary for Tennessee House District 12
Start: 1980-08-01
Location: Tennessee

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Larry Huskey (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Bill Atchley (R) by 0.5 points.

Larry HuskeyRepublican · winner

50.2%2,643

Bill AtchleyRepublican · incumbent

49.8%2,619

5,262 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET