1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1974 Democratic primary for Tennessee Senate District 29

Name: 1974 Democratic primary for Tennessee Senate District 29
Start: 1974-08-01
Location: Tennessee

Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee

John Ford (D) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating J. O. Patterson Jr. (D) by 29.5 points.

John FordDemocrat · winner

58.0%9,138

J. O. Patterson Jr.Democrat · incumbent

28.6%4,498

7.4%1,163

6.0%943

15,742 votes

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