1990Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Tennessee Senate District 13
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Foster E. Elsea (R) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating Jim Lewis (D) by 31.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Foster E. ElseaRepublican · winner
65.6%17,683
Jim LewisDemocrat · incumbent
34.4%9,282
26,965 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 1990
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET