1986Final results
1986 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 42
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Jerry Jared (D) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating Joe Dyer (D) by 37.9 points.
Jerry JaredDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.0%6,803
Joe DyerDemocrat
31.0%3,062
9,865 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET