1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1980 Republican primary for Tennessee House District 48

Name: 1980 Republican primary for Tennessee House District 48
Start: 1980-08-01
Location: Tennessee

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

D. C. Daniel Jr. (R) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Michael Murphy (R) by 12.5 points.

D. C. Daniel Jr.Republican · winner

50.8%450

Michael MurphyRepublican · incumbent

38.3%339

10.9%97

886 votes

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