1986Final results
1986 Republican primary for Tennessee Senate District 3
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Don Arnold (R) won with 36.7% of the vote, defeating Robert L. King (R) by 4.7 points.
Don ArnoldRepublican · winner
36.7%4,662
Robert L. KingRepublican
32.0%4,063
William E. PhillipsRepublican
31.4%3,988
12,714 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET