1982Final results
1982 election for Tennessee Senate District 13
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Jim Lewis (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating William W. C. Carter Jr. (R) by 1.5 points.
Jim LewisDemocrat · winner
50.7%17,813
William W. C. Carter Jr.Republican
49.3%17,287
35,100 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET