1984 general · November 6, 1984
1984 Tennessee State Senate election results, district by district
Every Tennessee State Senate district in the 1984 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 33 seats
After the electionD 23 · R 10
Races17
Changed party1
Unopposed59%10 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 13 · R 4
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Carl Moore (D) | 12.9 | |
| SD-4 | J. B. Shockley (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 | Ben Atchley (R) | 88.2 | |
| SD-7 | Bill Owen (D) | 9.8 | Flipped |
| SD-8 | Carl Koella Jr. (R) | 45.5 | |
| SD-10 | Ward Crutchfield (D) | 3.4 | |
| SD-12 | Anna Belle Obrien (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-14 | Jerry Cooper (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-16 | John R. Rucker (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-18 | Joe M. Haynes (D) | 86.7 | |
| SD-20 | John Hicks (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-22 | Riley Darnell (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-24 | Milton H. Hamilton Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-26 | John Wilder (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-28 | Jim Kyle (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-30 | Steve Cohen (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-32 | Leonard Dunavant (R) | 35.9 |
Tennessee State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner