1984Final results
1984 election for Tennessee House District 53
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Victor Ellis (D) won with 92.4% of the vote, defeating Stephen Anthony Downs (Ind) by 84.8 points.
Victor EllisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
92.4%8,447
Stephen Anthony DownsIndependent
7.6%697
9,144 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