1990Final results
1990 election for Tennessee Senate District 17
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Robert T. Rochelle (D) won with 75.0% of the vote, defeating Jack A. Long (Ind) by 50.1 points.
Robert T. RochelleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.0%18,374
Jack A. LongIndependent
25.0%6,109
24,483 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