1988Final results
1988 election for Tennessee Senate District 6
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Ben Atchley (R) won with 71.5% of the vote, defeating Steve McGill (D) by 43.0 points.
Ben AtchleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.5%32,773
Steve McGillDemocrat
28.5%13,070
45,843 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