1982Final results
1982 election for Tennessee House District 83
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Joe Kent (R) won with 75.7% of the vote, defeating Brian Fitzgerald Dwyer (D) by 53.9 points.
Joe KentRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.7%13,490
Brian Fitzgerald DwyerDemocrat
21.9%3,894
George McMahonIndependent
2.4%430
17,814 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