1996Final results
1996 election for Tennessee Senate District 12
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Lincoln Davis (D) won with 49.5% of the vote, defeating Shirley Duer (R) by 2.5 points.
Lincoln DavisDemocrat · winner
49.5%26,890
Shirley DuerRepublican
46.9%25,523
Steve GoldstonIndependent
3.6%1,950
54,363 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET