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1986 election for Tennessee House District 15

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Charles Drew (R) won re-election with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Charles A. Frazier (D) by 7.2 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.

Charles DrewRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.4%3,277
Charles A. FrazierDemocrat
44.2%2,819
Raleigh Wynn Jr.Independent
4.3%277
6,373 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenD+26.61982D+91.61984R+7.21986D+10.91988D+40.21990

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Charles Drew (R)Charles A. Frazier (D)

Also on the ballot: Raleigh Wynn Jr. (Independent), 4.3%