1990Final results
1990 election for Tennessee Senate District 27
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Joe McKnight (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Bobby Carter (R) by 0.1 points.
Joe McKnightDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.1%14,083
Bobby CarterRepublican
49.9%14,044
28,127 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