1988 general · November 8, 1988
1988 Tennessee State Senate election results, district by district
Every Tennessee State Senate district in the 1988 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 33 seats
After the electionD 22 · R 11
Races16
Changed party1
Unopposed50%8 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 11 · R 5
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Ruth Montgomery (R) | 19.7 | Flipped |
| SD-4 | Lynn G. Lawson (R) | 39.3 | |
| SD-6 | Ben Atchley (R) | 43.0 | |
| SD-8 | Carl Koella Jr. (R) | 41.6 | |
| SD-10 | Ward Crutchfield (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-12 | Anna Belle Obrien (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-14 | Jerry Cooper (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-16 | Andy Womack (D) | 51.4 | |
| SD-18 | Joe M. Haynes (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-20 | John Hicks (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-22 | Riley Darnell (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-24 | Milton H. Hamilton Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-26 | John Wilder (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-28 | Jim Kyle (D) | 52.8 | |
| SD-30 | Steve Cohen (D) | 37.2 | |
| SD-32 | Leonard Dunavant (R) | 21.3 |
Tennessee State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner