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1988Final results

1988 election for Tennessee House District 84

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

David A. Shirley (D) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Carmen Osenbaugh (R) by 32.0 points.

David A. ShirleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.0%11,042
34.0%5,689
16,731 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenD+22.31980D+18.01982D+4.41984D+23.21986D+32.01988D+40.21990

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