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1982Final results

1982 election for Tennessee House District 93

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Michael Kernell (D) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Jim McGarrh (R) by 30.7 points.

Michael KernellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.4%9,210
Jim McGarrhRepublican
34.6%4,878
14,088 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+52.31976D+61.61978D+30.71982D+44.21986D+17.61992D+14.11994

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