1984Final results
1984 election for Tennessee House District 3
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Ralph Yelton (D) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Richard Venable (R) by 8.8 points.
Ralph YeltonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.4%9,162
Richard VenableRepublican
45.6%7,683
16,845 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