1986Final results
1986 election for Tennessee Senate District 3
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Don Arnold (R) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Fred Lockett (D) by 13.4 points.
Don ArnoldRepublican · winner
56.7%16,849
Fred LockettDemocrat
43.3%12,879
29,728 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