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1984Final results

1984 election for Tennessee House District 96

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Joyce Hassell (R) won with 85.6% of the vote, defeating C. B. Smith Jr. (Ind) by 71.3 points.

Joyce HassellRepublican · winner · incumbent
85.6%15,407
C. B. Smith Jr.Independent
14.3%2,581
17,989 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+57.31980R+52.81988R+34.22000R+24.02014D+1.32016D+14.82018

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