1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1974 election for Tennessee House District 27
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
William Carter (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Sam P. McConnell (D) by 0.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
William CarterRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.2%5,645
Sam P. McConnellDemocrat
49.8%5,606
11,251 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET