1974Final results

1974 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 16

Name: 1974 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 16
Start: 1974-08-01
Location: Tennessee

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Bill Rolen (D) won with 48.6% of the vote, defeating Robt H. Watson Jr. (D) by 9.1 points.

Bill RolenDemocrat · winner

48.6%1,679

39.5%1,363

12.0%413

3,455 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET