1986Final results
1986 election for Tennessee House District 53
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Victor Ellis (D) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Byron V. Bush (R) by 34.9 points.
Victor EllisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.4%6,251
Byron V. BushRepublican
32.6%3,017
9,268 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