1990Final results
1990 election for Tennessee Senate District 19
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Thelma Harper (D) won with 83.7% of the vote, defeating Melvin L. Gill Jr. (Ind) by 76.6 points.
Thelma HarperDemocrat · winner
83.7%10,727
Melvin L. Gill Jr.Independent
7.1%908
John Lewis Jr.Independent
5.7%730
Edward T. KindallIndependent
3.5%450
12,815 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
The candidates
Thelma Harper (D)Melvin L. Gill Jr. (I)John Lewis Jr. (I)
Also on the ballot: Edward T. Kindall (Independent), 3.5%