1986Final results
1986 Democratic primary for Tennessee Senate District 15
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Tommy Burks (D) won with 49.5% of the vote, defeating Lincoln Davis (D) by 0.8 points.
Tommy BurksDemocrat · winner · incumbent
49.5%16,580
Lincoln DavisDemocrat
48.7%16,298
George H. CowanDemocrat
1.9%620
33,498 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET