1982Final results
1982 election for Tennessee Senate District 17
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Robert T. Rochelle (D) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Charles A. Wheeler (R) by 36.2 points.
Robert T. RochelleDemocrat · winner
68.1%23,973
Charles A. WheelerRepublican
31.9%11,230
35,203 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