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1982Final results

1982 election for Tennessee House District 45

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Ray Clark (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating John R. Bradley (D) by 8.4 points.

Ray ClarkRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.2%6,645
45.8%5,610
12,255 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+15.21980R+8.41982R+6.41984D+3.51986R+14.71988R+30.71990

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