1982Final results
1982 election for Tennessee Senate District 9
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Ben Longley (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Robert B. Wilson III (D) by 13.3 points.
Ben LongleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.6%19,934
Robert B. Wilson IIIDemocrat
43.4%15,259
35,193 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