1986Final results
1986 Democratic primary for Tennessee Senate District 13
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Jim Lewis (D) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Gene Pennington (D) by 21.9 points.
Jim LewisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.9%12,146
Gene PenningtonDemocrat
39.1%7,789
19,935 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET