1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1988 election for Tennessee Senate District 2
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Ruth Montgomery (R) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Vaughn Brewer (D) by 19.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Ruth MontgomeryRepublican · winner
59.9%27,886
Vaughn BrewerDemocrat
40.1%18,703
46,590 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET