1974Final results
1974 election for Tennessee Senate District 27
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
William J. Davis (Ind) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating David W. Lanier (D) by 10.9 points.
William J. DavisIndependent · winner · incumbent
55.4%12,702
David W. LanierDemocrat
44.6%10,214
22,916 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