1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Tennessee House District 45
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Jack A. Long (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Ray Clark (R) by 3.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jack A. LongDemocrat · winner
51.7%7,635
Ray ClarkRepublican · incumbent
48.3%7,124
14,759 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