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1982Final results

1982 election for Tennessee House District 60

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Elmer W. Dispayne (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Betty Cannon (R) by 7.5 points.

Elmer W. DispayneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.3%7,562
Betty CannonRepublican
45.8%6,496
June LandrumIndependent
0.9%134
14,192 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

EvenD+12.11984D+27.81992D+22.11994D+45.62000D+42.82002D+34.12006

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

The candidates

Elmer W. Dispayne (D)Betty Cannon (R)

Also on the ballot: June Landrum (Independent), 0.9%