1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 69
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Walter Work (D) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating Lawrence Brown (D) by 25.6 points.
Walter WorkDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.8%4,677
Lawrence BrownDemocrat
37.2%2,769
7,446 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET