1986Final results
1986 Democratic primary for Tennessee Senate District 27
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Joe McKnight (D) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Lloyd McKelvey (D) by 27.9 points.
Joe McKnightDemocrat · winner
64.0%13,769
Lloyd McKelveyDemocrat
36.0%7,759
21,528 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET