1986Final results
1986 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 46
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Joe Bell (D) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating John Bryan (D) by 33.5 points.
Joe BellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.7%8,658
John BryanDemocrat
33.3%4,317
12,975 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET