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1984Final results

1984 election for Tennessee Senate District 6

Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee

Ben Atchley (R) won with 94.1% of the vote, defeating Michael McKinney (Ind) by 88.2 points.

Ben AtchleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
94.1%30,871
Michael McKinneyIndependent
5.9%1,940
32,812 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+43.01988R+35.91992R+39.31996R+46.32004R+38.12008R+37.42012

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