1982Final results

1982 Republican primary for Tennessee House District 17

Name: 1982 Republican primary for Tennessee House District 17
Start: 1982-08-01
Location: Tennessee

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Paul Scruggs (R) won with 85.4% of the vote, defeating Robert Watson (R) by 70.8 points.

Paul ScruggsRepublican · winner · incumbent

85.4%2,903

14.6%496

3,399 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET