1974Final results
1974 primary for Tennessee Senate District 23
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
John Spivey (R) won with 66.5% of the vote, defeating Lurton Powers (R) by 33.7 points.
John SpiveyRepublican · winner
66.5%2,348
Lurton PowersRepublican
32.8%1,158
Ressley ThomasRepublican
0.7%25
3,531 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET