1988Final results
1988 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 42
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Oplis Walker (D) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Joe Dyer (D) by 31.5 points.
Oplis WalkerDemocrat · winner
65.7%3,601
Joe DyerDemocrat
34.3%1,876
5,477 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET