1976Final results
1976 election for Tennessee Senate District 28
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Edgar H. Gillock (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Al Simpson (R) by 28.6 points.
Edgar H. GillockDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.8%16,679
Al SimpsonRepublican
32.2%8,823
W. R. PetremanIndependent
7.1%1,938
27,441 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