1982Final results
1982 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 25
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Wendell Brown (D) won with 27.8% of the vote, defeating Larry Roddy (D) by 0.3 points.
Wendell BrownDemocrat · winner
27.8%1,408
Larry RoddyDemocrat
27.5%1,393
John R. MeldorfDemocrat
22.8%1,157
Gary N. FrittsDemocrat
17.2%869
Joe Wayne CulverDemocrat
4.7%237
5,064 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Wendell Brown (D)Larry Roddy (D)John R. Meldorf (D)Gary N. Fritts (D)
Also on the ballot: Joe Wayne Culver (Democrat), 4.7%