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1982Final results

1982 election for Tennessee House District 71

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Herman Wolfe (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Tony E. Neill (D) by 16.7 points.

Herman WolfeRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.3%8,172
41.7%5,838
14,010 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+12.81984R+1.31988R+5.11989 runoffD+5.31990D+15.71994D+17.51996

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