1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 45
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
John M. Steinhauer (D) won with 40.6% of the vote, defeating Robert A. Leftwich (D) by 6.7 points.
John M. SteinhauerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
40.6%2,245
Robert A. LeftwichDemocrat
33.9%1,876
Gail WoodallDemocrat
25.5%1,410
5,531 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET