1982Final results
1982 election for Tennessee House District 16
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Charles M. Severance (R) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Mark Cawood (D) by 18.7 points.
Charles M. SeveranceRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.3%7,930
Mark CawoodDemocrat
40.7%5,437
13,367 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