1986Final results
1986 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 56
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Jan Bushing (D) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Erwin J. Kuhn (D) by 24.4 points.
Jan BushingDemocrat · winner
59.5%4,856
Erwin J. KuhnDemocrat
35.1%2,865
Melvin L. Gill Jr.Democrat
5.4%445
8,168 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET