1986 general · November 4, 1986
1986 Tennessee State Senate election results, district by district
Every Tennessee State Senate district in the 1986 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 33 seats
After the electionD 23 · R 10
Races17
Changed party0
Unopposed53%9 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 11 · R 6
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Ronnie Greer (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 | Don Arnold (R) | 13.4 | |
| SD-5 | Randy McNally (R) | 2.5 | |
| SD-7 | Bill Owen (D) | 10.1 | |
| SD-9 | Lou Patten (R) | 8.5 | |
| SD-11 | Ray Albright (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 | Jim Lewis (D) | 0.6 | |
| SD-15 | Tommy Burks (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-17 | Robert T. Rochelle (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-19 | Avon Williams (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-21 | Douglas Henry Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-23 | William A. Richardson Jr. (D) | 1.1 | |
| SD-25 | Frank Lashlee (D) | 12.7 | |
| SD-27 | Joe McKnight (D) | 12.7 | |
| SD-29 | John Ford (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-31 | Curtis Person Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-33 | Edward Davis (D) | Unopposed |
Tennessee State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner