1986Final results
1986 Republican primary for Tennessee Senate District 9
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Lou Patten (R) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating J. C. Haun (R) by 17.0 points.
Lou PattenRepublican · winner
58.5%7,978
J. C. HaunRepublican
41.5%5,661
13,639 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET