1978Final results
1978 election for Tennessee House District 84
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Wendell L. Hartzog (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating David A. Shirley (D) by 3.8 points.
Wendell L. HartzogRepublican · winner
51.9%6,029
David A. ShirleyDemocrat
48.1%5,582
11,611 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET