1984Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 85
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Larry Turner (D) won with 47.3% of the vote, defeating Dedrick Withers (D) by 2.4 points.
Larry TurnerDemocrat · winner
47.3%2,152
Dedrick WithersDemocrat · incumbent
44.9%2,041
Gilbert L. Franklin IIIDemocrat
7.7%352
4,545 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET