1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 86
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Emmitt Ford (D) won with 73.8% of the vote, defeating Kathryn I. Bowers (D) by 48.7 points.
Emmitt FordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.8%5,032
Kathryn I. BowersDemocrat
25.1%1,711
Robert Earl HuntDemocrat
1.1%78
6,821 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET