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1988Final results

1988 election for Tennessee Senate District 4

Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee

Lynn G. Lawson (R) won with 69.6% of the vote, defeating Gwen M. Myers (D) by 39.3 points.

Lynn G. LawsonRepublican · winner
69.6%21,347
30.4%9,304
30,654 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

EvenR+9.31974 specialR+20.71976R+39.31988D+1.81992R+7.51996R+58.12020

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET