1984Final results
1984 election for Tennessee House District 16
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Charles M. Severance (R) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Mark Cawood (D) by 22.0 points.
Charles M. SeveranceRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.0%10,210
Mark CawoodDemocrat
39.0%6,522
16,733 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET