1980Final results
1980 election for Tennessee House District 83
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Barry E. Sterling (R) won with 82.9% of the vote, defeating Shirley Lamar (Ind) by 65.9 points.
Barry E. SterlingRepublican · winner · incumbent
82.9%23,268
Shirley LamarIndependent
17.1%4,787
28,055 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