1986Final results
1986 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 43
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Ivory Hillis Jr. (D) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Merrill Timoth Hitchcock (D) by 40.0 points.
Ivory Hillis Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
60.6%6,424
Merrill Timoth HitchcockDemocrat
20.5%2,178
W. C. TurnerDemocrat
18.9%2,001
10,603 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET