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1986Final results

1986 election for Tennessee House District 3

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Ralph Yelton (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Robert W. Miller (R) by 30.5 points.

Ralph YeltonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.2%8,403
34.8%4,478
12,881 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+5.61980D+24.51982D+8.81984D+30.51986R+4.41990R+26.31992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET