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1974 Republican primary for Tennessee Senate District 4

Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee

Ben W. Hooper II (R) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Chas A. Z. Buda (R) by 19.9 points.

Ben W. Hooper IIRepublican · winner
59.9%7,003
Chas A. Z. BudaRepublican
40.1%4,680
11,683 votes

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