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1984Final results

1984 election for Tennessee House District 14

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Joe May (R) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Linda Bonds (D) by 19.3 points.

Joe MayRepublican · winner
59.1%11,459
Linda BondsDemocrat
39.8%7,715
1.0%199
19,376 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+9.71978R+2.41980R+54.51982R+19.31984R+39.91988R+30.31992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Joe May (R)Linda Bonds (D)

Also on the ballot: Richard Issac Roland (Independent), 1.0%