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1982Final results

1982 election for Tennessee House District 34

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Thomas C. Wheeler (D) won with 68.4% of the vote, defeating Earl Branum (R) by 36.9 points.

Thomas C. WheelerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.4%8,150
Earl BranumRepublican
31.6%3,760
11,910 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

EvenR+11.71976D+1.01978D+7.21980D+36.91982D+11.41984D+26.81986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET