1974Final results
1974 Democratic primary for Tennessee Senate District 7
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Gene Betty Cathey (D) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Edward J. McMillan (D) by 17.4 points.
Gene Betty CatheyDemocrat · winner
58.7%4,576
Edward J. McMillanDemocrat
41.3%3,218
7,794 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET