1980Final results

1980 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 16

Name: 1980 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 16
Start: 1980-08-01
Location: Tennessee

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Bob Farmer (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating William Pierce (D) by 19.2 points.

Bob FarmerDemocrat · winner

59.6%1,720

40.4%1,167

2,887 votes

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