1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 77
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
John Tanner (D) won with 75.1% of the vote, defeating William Ivey (D) by 50.2 points.
John TannerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.1%5,936
William IveyDemocrat
24.9%1,966
7,902 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET