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1998Final results

1998 election for Tennessee Senate District 25

Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee

Kenneth N. Springer (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating David Blake Lay (R) by 11.0 points.

Kenneth N. SpringerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.5%18,185
David Blake LayRepublican
44.5%14,591
32,776 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenD+12.71986D+47.41990D+14.61994D+11.01998D+9.52000 specialD+25.92002

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