1986Final results
1986 election for Tennessee Senate District 27
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Joe McKnight (D) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Bobby Carter (R) by 12.7 points.
Joe McKnightDemocrat · winner
56.3%22,885
Bobby CarterRepublican
43.7%17,740
40,625 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