1982Final results
1982 election for Tennessee Senate District 27
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Lowell Thomas (D) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating James S. Wilder (R) by 34.5 points.
Lowell ThomasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.2%23,906
James S. WilderRepublican
32.8%11,648
35,554 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