1988Final results
1988 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 90
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
David W. Upton (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Gladys D. Adams (D) by 29.0 points.
David W. UptonDemocrat · winner
53.6%1,507
Gladys D. AdamsDemocrat
24.5%690
Clayton P. ElamDemocrat
21.9%616
2,813 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET