1996 general · November 5, 1996
1996 Tennessee State Senate election results, district by district
Every Tennessee State Senate district in the 1996 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 33 seats
After the electionD 19 · R 14
Races16
Changed party3
Unopposed19%3 races
Incumbents defeated3
Every district
D 11 · R 5
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Ronald L. Ramsey (R) | 14.4 | |
| SD-4 | Michael Williams (R) | 7.5 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-6 | Ben Atchley (R) | 39.3 | |
| SD-8 | Carl Koella Jr. (R) | 0.4 | |
| SD-10 | Ward Crutchfield (D) | 28.8 | |
| SD-12 | Lincoln Davis (D) | 2.5 | |
| SD-14 | Jerry Cooper (D) | 30.8 | |
| SD-16 | Andy Womack (D) | 11.9 | |
| SD-18 | Jo Ann Graves (D) | 0.7 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-20 | Joe M. Haynes (D) | 22.7 | |
| SD-22 | Rosalind Kurita (D) | 0.5 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-24 | Roy B. Herron (D) | 32.9 | |
| SD-26 | John Wilder (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-28 | Jim Kyle (D) | 27.8 | |
| SD-30 | Steve Cohen (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-32 | Tom Leatherwood (R) | Unopposed |
Tennessee State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner