1982Final results
1982 election for Tennessee House District 1
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Dana Moore Patterson (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Harold D. Necessary (R) by 13.0 points.
Dana Moore PattersonDemocrat · winner
53.9%6,552
Harold D. NecessaryRepublican
40.9%4,973
Thomas S. CuthillIndependent
5.2%626
12,151 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET