1974Final results
1974 election for Tennessee Senate District 5
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Ray Baird (D) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Paul D. Tindell (R) by 25.4 points.
Ray BairdDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.7%20,495
Paul D. TindellRepublican
37.3%12,191
32,687 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