1974Final results
1974 election for Tennessee Senate District 7
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Martha Ashe (R) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Gene Betty Cathey (D) by 17.8 points.
Martha AsheRepublican · winner
55.4%18,908
Gene Betty CatheyDemocrat
37.7%12,850
Jack ComerIndependent
6.9%2,343
34,101 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)