1976Final results
1976 election for Tennessee Senate District 32
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Leonard Dunavant (R) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Joe C. Matthews (D) by 31.9 points.
Leonard DunavantRepublican · winner
65.9%26,587
Joe C. MatthewsDemocrat
34.1%13,740
40,327 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