1998Final results
1998 election for Tennessee Senate District 27
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Bobby Carter (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Joe McKnight (D) by 12.7 points.
Bobby CarterRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.4%18,231
Joe McKnightDemocrat
40.7%13,907
Harrell Carter Jr.Independent
5.9%2,026
34,164 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET