1982Final results
1982 election for Tennessee House District 97
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
William Turner (D) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Ben B. Kemker (R) by 39.9 points.
William TurnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.8%9,146
Ben B. KemkerRepublican
25.8%3,593
Jesse E. NeelyIndependent
8.4%1,162
13,901 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