1982Final results
1982 election for Tennessee House District 87
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Roscoe Dixon (D) won with 71.0% of the vote, defeating Maurice E. Franklin (R) by 42.1 points.
Roscoe DixonDemocrat · winner
71.0%7,773
Maurice E. FranklinRepublican
29.0%3,170
10,943 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