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1984Final results

1984 election for Tennessee House District 84

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

David A. Shirley (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Bill Todd (R) by 4.4 points.

David A. ShirleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.2%9,203
Bill ToddRepublican
47.8%8,428
17,631 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

EvenR+3.81978D+22.31980D+18.01982D+4.41984D+23.21986D+32.01988

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