1974Final results
1974 election for Tennessee Senate District 23
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
James E. Sullivan (D) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating John Spivey (R) by 33.8 points.
James E. SullivanDemocrat · winner
66.9%23,441
John SpiveyRepublican
33.1%11,594
35,035 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