1986Final results
1986 election for Tennessee House District 18
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Maria Peroulas (R) won with 72.5% of the vote, defeating Lester R. Kefauver III (D) by 45.0 points.
Maria PeroulasRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.5%9,209
Lester R. Kefauver IIIDemocrat
27.5%3,494
12,703 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET