1982Final results
1982 election for Tennessee House District 59
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Dick Clark (D) won with 76.2% of the vote, defeating Patrick K. Hales (R) by 57.4 points.
Dick ClarkDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.2%8,029
Patrick K. HalesRepublican
18.8%1,978
Dennis MannIndependent
5.1%533
10,540 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