1982Final resultsSpecial election
1982 special election for Tennessee Senate District 30
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Steve Cohen (D) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Robert Patterson (R) by 8.2 points.
Steve CohenDemocrat · winner
54.1%19,798
Robert PattersonRepublican
45.9%16,799
36,599 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)