1982Final results
1982 election for Tennessee House District 35
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Bill Atchley (R) won with 74.2% of the vote, defeating Kenneth W. Cantwell (Ind) by 48.5 points.
Bill AtchleyRepublican · winner
74.2%6,709
Kenneth W. CantwellIndependent
25.8%2,328
9,037 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