1986Final results
1986 election for Tennessee Senate District 13
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Jim Lewis (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Foster E. Elsea (R) by 0.6 points.
Jim LewisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.3%17,542
Foster E. ElseaRepublican
49.7%17,341
34,883 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