1974Final resultsSpecial election
1974 special election for Tennessee Senate District 4
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Ben W. Hooper II (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating John Rucker (D) by 9.3 points.
Ben W. Hooper IIRepublican · winner
54.6%16,013
John RuckerDemocrat
45.4%13,289
29,302 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)