1986Final results
1986 election for Tennessee Senate District 9
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Lou Patten (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Charles Tollett (D) by 8.5 points.
Lou PattenRepublican · winner
54.3%19,284
Charles TollettDemocrat
45.7%16,254
35,538 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