1990 general · November 6, 1990
1990 Tennessee State Senate election results, district by district
Every Tennessee State Senate district in the 1990 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 33 seats
After the electionD 20 · R 13
Races17
Changed party4
Unopposed35%6 races
Incumbents defeated2
Every district
D 9 · R 8
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Ronnie Greer (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 | Dewey E. Crowe (D) | 24.7 | Flipped |
| SD-5 | Randy McNally (R) | 4.8 | |
| SD-7 | Clyde Coulter Gilbert (R) | 13.6 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-9 | Lou Patten (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-11 | Ray Albright (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 | Foster E. Elsea (R) | 31.2 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-15 | Tommy Burks (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-17 | Robert T. Rochelle (D) | 50.1 | |
| SD-19 | Thelma Harper (D) | 76.6 | |
| SD-21 | Douglas Henry Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-23 | Keith Jordan (R) | 4.7 | Flipped |
| SD-25 | Kenneth N. Springer (D) | 47.4 | |
| SD-27 | Joe McKnight (D) | 0.1 | |
| SD-29 | John Ford (D) | 65.2 | |
| SD-31 | Curtis Person Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-33 | Edward Davis (D) | 75.6 |
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