1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1976 election for Tennessee Senate District 10
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
William H. Ortwein (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating William Carter (R) by 0.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
William H. OrtweinDemocrat · winner
50.1%20,713
William CarterRepublican
49.9%20,637
41,350 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