1986Final results
1986 primary for Tennessee Senate District 9
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Charles Tollett (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Franklin D. Ledford (D) by 6.9 points.
Charles TollettDemocrat · winner
53.5%6,028
Franklin D. LedfordDemocrat
46.5%5,248
11,276 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET