1984 general · November 6, 1984
1984 Tennessee House of Representatives election results, district by district
Every Tennessee House of Representatives district in the 1984 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 99 seats
After the electionD 62 · R 37
Races99
Changed party5
Unopposed63%62 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 62 · R 37
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD-1 | Dana Moore Patterson (D) | 17.4 | |
| HD-2 | Ruth Montgomery (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-3 | Ralph Yelton (D) | 8.8 | |
| HD-4 | Frank Percy (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-5 | Zane C. Whitson Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-6 | Ruth Robinson (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-7 | James McCroskey (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-8 | Joe L. Bewley (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-9 | Bruce Hurley (R) | 0.4 | |
| HD-10 | Edward H. Moody (R) | 26.7 | |
| HD-11 | Ronnie Davis (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-12 | Larry Huskey (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-13 | Ted Miller (D) | 82.1 | |
| HD-14 | Joe May (R) | 19.3 | |
| HD-15 | Charles Drew (D) | 91.6 | |
| HD-16 | Charles M. Severance (R) | 22.0 | |
| HD-17 | Paul Scruggs (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-18 | Maria Peroulas (R) | Unopposed | Flipped |
| HD-19 | Jimmy Kyle Davis (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-20 | Arthur M. Swann (R) | 48.9 | |
| HD-21 | M. F. Stafford (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-22 | Bob Harrill (R) | 15.8 | |
| HD-23 | Clyde Webb (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-24 | Steve D. Bivens (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-25 | Shirley Duer (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-26 | Bobby Wood (R) | 45.8 | |
| HD-27 | Bill McAfee (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-28 | Clarence Robinson (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-29 | Brenda K. Turner (D) | 21.2 | |
| HD-30 | David Copeland (R) | 48.1 | |
| HD-31 | Paul Starnes (D) | 13.9 | |
| HD-32 | James M. Henry (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-33 | Randy McNally (R) | 36.5 | |
| HD-34 | Thomas C. Wheeler (D) | 11.4 | |
| HD-35 | Lynn G. Lawson (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-36 | Jerry Cross (D) | 1.7 | Flipped |
| HD-37 | Shelby Rhinehart (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-38 | Leslie Winningham (D) | 22.8 | |
| HD-39 | Ed Murray (D) | Unopposed | Flipped |
| HD-40 | Frank Buck (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-41 | S. Thomas Burnett (D) | 18.0 | |
| HD-42 | Jerry Jared (D) | 59.0 | |
| HD-43 | Ivory Hillis Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-44 | Mayo Wix (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-45 | Ray Clark (R) | 6.4 | |
| HD-46 | Joe Bell (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-47 | Lane Curlee (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-48 | John Bragg (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-49 | Fred Hobbs (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-50 | Tim Garrett (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-51 | Charles R. Robinson (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-52 | Bill Covington (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-53 | Victor Ellis (D) | 84.8 | |
| HD-54 | Harold Love (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-55 | Michael Murphy (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-56 | Steve Cobb (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-57 | John Chiles Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-58 | Charles W. Pruitt (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-59 | Dick Clark (D) | 39.5 | |
| HD-60 | Ben West Jr. (D) | 12.1 | |
| HD-61 | Cliff Frensley (R) | 14.5 | |
| HD-62 | Clarence Phillips (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-63 | L. H. Ivy (D) | 14.5 | |
| HD-64 | J. B. Napier (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-65 | C. E. Depreist (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-66 | Eugene Davidson (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-67 | David Ussery (R) | 8.4 | |
| HD-68 | Stan Darnell (D) | 20.4 | |
| HD-69 | Walter Work (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-70 | Robert V. Gafford (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-71 | Herman Wolfe (R) | 12.8 | |
| HD-72 | Dan Tankersley (R) | 6.7 | Flipped |
| HD-73 | Matt Kisber (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-74 | William H. Collier (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-75 | L. Don Ridgeway (D) | Unopposed | Flipped |
| HD-76 | Ned McWherter (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-77 | John Tanner (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-78 | Don E. Dills (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-79 | Ray Davis (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-80 | Robert S. Stallings (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-81 | Jimmy Naifeh (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-82 | Floyd Crain (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-83 | Joe Kent (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-84 | David A. Shirley (D) | 4.4 | |
| HD-85 | Larry Turner (D) | 85.4 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-86 | Rufus Jones (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-87 | Roscoe Dixon (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-88 | Elbert Gill (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-89 | Pam Gaia (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-90 | Karen R. Williams (R) | 8.2 | |
| HD-91 | Lois Deberry (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-92 | Alvin King (D) | 71.9 | |
| HD-93 | Michael Kernell (D) | 68.7 | |
| HD-94 | W. A. Nance (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-95 | U. A. Moore (R) | 54.7 | |
| HD-96 | Joyce Hassell (R) | 71.3 | |
| HD-97 | William Turner (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-98 | Harper Brewer (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-99 | Dan R. Byrd (D) | Unopposed |
Tennessee House of Representatives
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