1996Final results
1996 election for Tennessee Senate District 6
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Ben Atchley (R) won with 69.7% of the vote, defeating Steve McGill (D) by 39.3 points.
Ben AtchleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.7%42,078
Steve McGillDemocrat
30.3%18,327
60,405 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