1986 general · November 4, 1986
1986 Tennessee election results
Every race on Tennessee's ballot in the 1986 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races126
Changed party4
Unopposed55%69 races
Incumbents defeated2
Governors
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | Ned McWherter (D) | 8.5 | Flipped |
U.S. House
D 6 · R 3
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN-1 | James Quillen (R) | 37.8 | |
| TN-2 | John J. Duncan, Jr. (R) | 52.4 | |
| TN-3 | Marilyn Lloyd (D) | 7.9 | |
| TN-4 | Jim Cooper (D) | Unopposed | |
| TN-5 | Bill Boner (D) | 18.0 | |
| TN-6 | Barton Gordon (D) | 53.7 | |
| TN-7 | Donald Sundquist (R) | 44.6 | |
| TN-8 | Ed Jones (D) | 60.8 | |
| TN-9 | Harold Ford (D) | 67.1 |
Tennessee State Senate
D 11 · R 6
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Ronnie Greer (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 | Don Arnold (R) | 13.4 | |
| SD-5 | Randy McNally (R) | 2.5 | |
| SD-7 | Bill Owen (D) | 10.1 | |
| SD-9 | Lou Patten (R) | 8.5 | |
| SD-11 | Ray Albright (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 | Jim Lewis (D) | 0.6 | |
| SD-15 | Tommy Burks (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-17 | Robert T. Rochelle (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-19 | Avon Williams (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-21 | Douglas Henry Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-23 | William A. Richardson Jr. (D) | 1.1 | |
| SD-25 | Frank Lashlee (D) | 12.7 | |
| SD-27 | Joe McKnight (D) | 12.7 | |
| SD-29 | John Ford (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-31 | Curtis Person Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-33 | Edward Davis (D) | Unopposed |
Tennessee House of Representatives
D 61 · R 38 · 3 changed party
Tennessee
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab