Joe Towns
Last held office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 84 (1994–2026). Won the 2026 race for Tennessee House District 84.
Last office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 84
- Last margin
- +72.4
- Won 2002
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Career
Offices held, and every time Towns was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Towns has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Towns won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tennessee House District 84 | General | Won | Unopposed | — | — | D+76.5 | |
| 2024 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 84 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | — | |
| 2022 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 84 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | — | |
| 2020 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 84 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | — | |
| 2018 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 84 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | — | |
| 2016 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 84 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | — | |
| 2014 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 84 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | — | |
| 2014 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 84 | Primary | Won | Kenneth L. Wells (D) | 79.2% | +58.4 | — | |
| 2012 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 84 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | — | |
| 2010 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 84 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | — | |
| 2008 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 84 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | — | |
| 2006 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 84 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | — | |
| 2004 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 84 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | — | |
| 2002 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 84 | General | Won | C. C. Buchanan (I) | 86.2% | D+72.4 | — | |
| 2000 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 84 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | — | |
| 1998 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 84 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | — | |
| 1996 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 84 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | — | |
| 1994 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 84 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Towns has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 84 · 1994–2026
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Towns has run against
- C. C. Buchanan (I) · 2002 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Towns
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Wikidata Q16886172
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET