1986Final results
1986 election for Tennessee Senate District 7
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Bill Owen (D) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Earl Sharp (R) by 10.1 points.
Bill OwenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.1%17,408
Earl SharpRepublican
44.9%14,202
31,610 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