1974Final results
1974 election for Tennessee House District 83
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Harold Sterling (R) won with 74.4% of the vote, defeating Mark Saripkin (D) by 48.8 points.
Harold SterlingRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.4%10,690
Mark SaripkinDemocrat
25.6%3,674
14,364 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET