1982Final results

1982 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 85

Name: 1982 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 85
Start: 1982-08-01
Location: Tennessee

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Dedrick Withers (D) won with 86.7% of the vote, defeating James Meeks (D) by 73.4 points.

Dedrick WithersDemocrat · winner · incumbent

86.7%5,146

13.3%790

5,936 votes

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