1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 18
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Bill Owen (D) won with 76.1% of the vote, defeating Robert M. Leonard (D) by 52.2 points.
Bill OwenDemocrat · winner
76.1%2,783
Robert M. LeonardDemocrat
23.9%875
3,658 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET