1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 89
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Pam Gaia (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Thomas B. Marshall (D) by 23.5 points.
Pam GaiaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.6%2,150
Thomas B. MarshallDemocrat
27.1%1,152
Fred SimiDemocrat
14.3%609
Kim BarnettDemocrat
8.0%342
4,253 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET