1986Final results
1986 Republican primary for Tennessee Senate District 13
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Foster E. Elsea (R) won with 48.9% of the vote, defeating Bill Bakerbill (R) by 17.1 points.
Foster E. ElseaRepublican · winner
48.9%6,358
Bill BakerbillRepublican
31.9%4,138
Howard SwaffordRepublican
19.2%2,493
12,989 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET