1982 primaries · May 1, 1982
1982 Tennessee primaries results
Every race on Tennessee's ballot in the 1982 primaries: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races157
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | Unopposed | |
| SD-1 · Republican primary | Robert O. Burleson (R) | 19.8 | |
| SD-3 · Republican primary | Thomas J. Garland (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 · Republican primary | James Elkins (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-7 · Democratic primary | Jack Comer (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-7 · Republican primary | Victor Ashe (R) | 77.5 | |
| SD-9 · Democratic primary | Robert B. Wilson III (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-9 · Republican primary | Ben Longley (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-11 · Republican primary | Ray Albright (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 · Democratic primary | Jim Lewis (D) | 17.8 | |
| SD-13 · Republican primary | William W. C. Carter Jr. (R) | 38.1 | |
| SD-15 · Democratic primary | Tommy Burks (D) | 15.7 | |
| SD-17 · Democratic primary | Robert T. Rochelle (D) | 0.8 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-17 · Republican primary | Charles A. Wheeler (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-19 · Democratic primary | Avon Williams (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-21 · Democratic primary | Douglas Henry Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-23 · Democratic primary | William A. Richardson Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-25 · Democratic primary | Frank Lashlee (D) | 1.3 | |
| SD-25 · Republican primary | Ralph Duncan (R) | 0.7 | |
| SD-27 · Democratic primary | Lowell Thomas (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-27 · Republican primary | James S. Wilder (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-29 · Democratic primary | John Ford (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-31 · Republican primary | Curtis Person Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-33 · Democratic primary | Edward Davis (D) | Unopposed |
Tennessee
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner