1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 84
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
David A. Shirley (D) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Childers (D) by 35.9 points.
David A. ShirleyDemocrat · winner
64.0%2,658
Robert L. ChildersDemocrat
28.1%1,165
David R. OlszewskiDemocrat
7.9%330
4,153 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET