1988 primaries · March 1, 1988
1988 Tennessee State Senate primary results, district by district
Every Tennessee State Senate district in the 1988 primaries: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
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Every district
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 · Democratic primary | Vaughn Brewer (D) | 40.6 | |
| SD-2 · Republican primary | Ruth Montgomery (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-4 · Democratic primary | Gwen M. Myers (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-4 · Republican primary | Lynn G. Lawson (R) | 7.9 | |
| SD-6 · Democratic primary | Steve McGill (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 · Republican primary | Ben Atchley (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-8 · Democratic primary | Charles Amos (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-8 · Republican primary | Carl Koella Jr. (R) | 15.0 | |
| SD-10 · Democratic primary | Ward Crutchfield (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-12 · Democratic primary | Anna Belle Obrien (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-14 · Democratic primary | Jerry Cooper (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-16 · Democratic primary | Andy Womack (D) | 22.4 | |
| SD-16 · Republican primary | Terry Cox (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-18 · Democratic primary | Joe M. Haynes (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-20 · Democratic primary | John Hicks (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-22 · Democratic primary | Riley Darnell (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-24 · Democratic primary | Milton H. Hamilton Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-26 · Democratic primary | John Wilder (D) | 46.9 | |
| SD-28 · Democratic primary | Jim Kyle (D) | 61.9 | |
| SD-28 · Republican primary | Tom Douglas (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-30 · Democratic primary | Steve Cohen (D) | 48.9 | |
| SD-30 · Republican primary | Lynn Cobb (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-32 · Democratic primary | Jeff Bloomfield (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-32 · Republican primary | Leonard Dunavant (R) | 75.9 |
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