1976Final results
1976 election for Tennessee House District 32
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
F. Chris Cawood (D) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Howard Patton (R) by 38.9 points.
F. Chris CawoodDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.4%7,678
Howard PattonRepublican
30.6%3,380
11,058 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET