1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Tennessee Senate District 9
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Robert T. Byrd III (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Calvin L. Cannon (R) by 4.7 points.
Robert T. Byrd IIIDemocrat · winner
52.3%16,166
Calvin L. CannonRepublican · incumbent
47.7%14,728
30,894 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