1980Final results

1980 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 47

Name: 1980 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 47
Start: 1980-08-01
Location: Tennessee

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Rabon W. Johnson (D) won with 77.5% of the vote, defeating Houston E. Watson (D) by 55.0 points.

Rabon W. JohnsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent

77.5%3,358

22.5%975

4,333 votes

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