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1986 Tennessee U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1986 Tennessee U.S. House District 3 Election?

Marilyn Lloyd won the 1986 Tennessee U.S. House District 3 Election. Marilyn Lloyd received 75,034 popular votes (53.93%). The main challenger was Jim Golden (46.06%).

See the full head-to-head between Lloyd and Golden

Lloyd +7.9 pts · won by 10,950 votes
Marilyn LloydDemocraticWINNER53.93%
75,034 votes
Jim GoldenRepublican46.06%
64,084 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.