1982Final results
1982 Democratic primary for Tennessee Senate District 13
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Jim Lewis (D) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Austin Neil McDonald (D) by 17.8 points.
Jim LewisDemocrat · winner
58.9%8,414
Austin Neil McDonaldDemocrat
41.1%5,873
14,287 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET