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1994Final results

1994 election for Tennessee Senate District 17

Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee

Robert T. Rochelle (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Jack Bowers (R) by 9.2 points.

Robert T. RochelleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.6%23,569
Jack BowersRepublican
45.4%19,580
43,149 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 1994

Races before and after

EvenD+15.91998R+5.62002R+15.22006R+25.22010R+40.82018R+5.42026

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET