1982Final results
1982 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 45
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
John R. Bradley (D) won with 41.4% of the vote, defeating Robert A. Leftwich (D) by 7.8 points.
John R. BradleyDemocrat · winner
41.4%2,702
Robert A. LeftwichDemocrat
33.6%2,194
Bill BassettDemocrat
12.8%839
Robert RiesDemocrat
12.2%795
6,530 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET