1986Final results
1986 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 37
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Shelby Rhinehart (D) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Sam L. Cordell (D) by 24.5 points.
Shelby RhinehartDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.2%7,634
Sam L. CordellDemocrat
37.8%4,631
12,265 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET