1998Final results
1998 election for Tennessee Senate District 7
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Tim Burchett (R) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Richard Baker (D) by 29.3 points.
Tim BurchettRepublican · winner
64.7%16,013
Richard BakerDemocrat
35.3%8,751
24,764 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