1986 primaries · May 1, 1986
1986 Tennessee State Senate primary results, district by district
Every Tennessee State Senate district in the 1986 primaries: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
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Every district
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | Unopposed | |
| SD-1 · Republican primary | Ronnie Greer (R) | 24.8 | |
| SD-3 · Democratic primary | Fred Lockett (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 · Republican primary | Don Arnold (R) | 4.7 | |
| SD-5 · Democratic primary | Marvin Gene Caldwell (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 · Republican primary | Randy McNally (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-7 · Democratic primary | Bill Owen (D) | 64.6 | |
| SD-7 · Republican primary | Earl Sharp (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-9 · Democratic primary | Charles Tollett (D) | 6.9 | |
| SD-9 · Republican primary | Lou Patten (R) | 17.0 | |
| SD-11 · Republican primary | Ray Albright (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 · Democratic primary | Jim Lewis (D) | 21.9 | |
| SD-13 · Republican primary | Foster E. Elsea (R) | 17.1 | |
| SD-15 · Democratic primary | Tommy Burks (D) | 0.8 | |
| SD-16 · Republican primary | No winner recorded | Unopposed | |
| SD-17 · Democratic primary | Robert T. Rochelle (D) | 19.2 | |
| SD-17 · Republican primary | No winner recorded | Unopposed | |
| SD-19 · Democratic primary | Avon Williams (D) | 2.6 | |
| SD-19 · Republican primary | No winner recorded | Unopposed | |
| SD-21 · Democratic primary | Douglas Henry Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-21 · Republican primary | No winner recorded | Unopposed | |
| SD-23 · Democratic primary | William A. Richardson Jr. (D) | 20.8 | |
| SD-23 · Republican primary | Robert L. Holloway Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-25 · Democratic primary | Frank Lashlee (D) | 16.7 | |
| SD-25 · Republican primary | Edward M. Lindsey (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-27 · Democratic primary | Joe McKnight (D) | 27.9 | |
| SD-27 · Republican primary | Bobby Carter (R) | 16.6 | |
| SD-29 · Democratic primary | John Ford (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-29 · Republican primary | No winner recorded | Unopposed | |
| SD-31 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | Unopposed | |
| SD-31 · Republican primary | Curtis Person Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-33 · Democratic primary | Edward Davis (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-33 · Republican primary | No winner recorded | Unopposed |
Tennessee State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner