This is the 1984 race. The latest: 1988 →

1984Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1984 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 47

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Lane Curlee (D) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Rabon W. Johnson (D) by 17.4 points.

Lane CurleeDemocrat · winner
58.7%3,870
Rabon W. JohnsonDemocrat · incumbent
41.3%2,723
6,594 votes

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