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1982Final results

1982 election for Tennessee House District 61

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Cliff Frensley (R) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Mary Clinard (D) by 18.9 points.

Cliff FrensleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.4%7,477
Mary ClinardDemocrat
40.6%5,101
12,578 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+14.51984R+46.31988R+46.51992R+34.41996R+30.92018R+31.92020

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