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1984Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1984 election for Tennessee House District 85

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Larry Turner (D) won with 91.4% of the vote, defeating Dedrick Withers (OTH) by 85.4 points.

Larry TurnerDemocrat · winner
91.4%13,202
Dedrick WithersOther party · incumbent
6.0%866
William OusleyIndependent
2.6%382
14,450 votes

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

The candidates

Larry Turner (D)Dedrick Withers (OTH)

Also on the ballot: William Ousley (Independent), 2.6%