Tennessee State House District 84
Tue, Nov 3 · Vacant. The member list we use shows no one in this seat.
Matthew SzalajDemocratic
One candidate on the printed ballot.
- Last election
- Joe Towns Jr. (Democratic) was unopposed, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 1 candidate
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- Matthew SzalajDemocratic
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Official results for Tennessee
History (27 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 13,785
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 84, 1972 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe Towns Jr.Won Democratic 13,785100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,338
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 84, 1972 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe Towns Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 7,338100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,974
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 84, 1972 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe Towns Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 16,974100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,149
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 84, 1972 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe Towns Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 15,149100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,577
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 84, 1972 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe Towns Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 17,577100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,000
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 84, 1972 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe Towns Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 9,000100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,371
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 84, 1972 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe Towns Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 19,371100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,596
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 84, 1972 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe Towns Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 10,596100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,293
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 84, 1972 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe Towns Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 17,293100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,155
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 84, 1972 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe Towns Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 13,155100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,911
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 84, 1972 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe Towns Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 16,911100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,521
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 84, 1972 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe Towns Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 9,93086.2% IndependentC. C. Buchanan Independent 1,59113.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,947
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 84, 1972 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe Towns Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 11,947100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,781
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 84, 1972 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe Towns Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 6,781100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,939
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 84, 1972 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe Towns Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 11,939100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,609
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 84, 1972 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe Towns Jr.Won Democratic 9,609100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,451
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 1993)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 84, 1972 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBretran ThompsonWon Democratic 13,451100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,045
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 84, 1972 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDavid A. ShirleyWon(incumbent) Democratic 6,33970.1% RepublicanAmy Dunn Republican 2,70629.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,731
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 84, 1972 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDavid A. ShirleyWon(incumbent) Democratic 11,04266.0% RepublicanCarmen Osenbaugh Republican 5,68934.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,993
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 84, 1972 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDavid A. ShirleyWon(incumbent) Democratic 6,77061.6% RepublicanHerbert J. Lane Republican 4,21938.4% Scattered write-ins Write-in 40.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,631
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 84, 1972 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDavid A. ShirleyWon(incumbent) Democratic 9,20352.2% RepublicanBill Todd Republican 8,42847.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,655
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1983)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 84, 1972 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDavid A. ShirleyWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,46859.0% RepublicanJohn Redick Republican 5,18741.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,460
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 84, 1972 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDavid A. ShirleyWon Democratic 10,67661.1% RepublicanWendell L. Hartzog(incumbent) Republican 6,78438.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,611
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 84, 1972 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWendell L. HartzogWon Republican 6,02951.9% DemocraticDavid A. Shirley Democratic 5,58248.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,911
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 84, 1972 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCharles R. AshfordWon(incumbent) Republican 7,01988.7% IndependentDouglas Garrison Independent 89111.3% OtherDewayne Thompson Other 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,148
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 84, 1972 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCharles R. AshfordWon(incumbent) Republican 5,83952.4% DemocraticWilliam R. Key Democratic 5,30947.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,224
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1973)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 84, 1972 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCharles R. AshfordWon(incumbent) Republican 11,46780.6% DemocraticTony Muscarella Democratic 2,75619.4% Scattered write-ins Write-in 10.0%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1972 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Tennessee State House District 84, election results 1972 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/tn/house/84. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:tn/sldl:84
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026