1986Final results
1986 election for Tennessee Senate District 5
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Randy McNally (R) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Marvin Gene Caldwell (D) by 2.5 points.
Randy McNallyRepublican · winner
51.2%16,319
Marvin Gene CaldwellDemocrat
48.8%15,533
31,852 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