1980Final results
1980 election for Tennessee House District 16
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Charles M. Severance (R) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Bob Farmer (D) by 25.1 points.
Charles M. SeveranceRepublican · winner
62.5%10,733
Bob FarmerDemocrat
37.5%6,432
17,165 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET