1986Final results
1986 Democratic primary for Tennessee Senate District 17
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Robert T. Rochelle (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating George Farmer (D) by 19.2 points.
Robert T. RochelleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.6%17,986
George FarmerDemocrat
40.4%12,197
30,183 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET