1976Final results
1976 election for Tennessee Senate District 4
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Ben W. Hooper II (R) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating John Rucker (D) by 20.7 points.
Ben W. Hooper IIRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.3%20,957
John RuckerDemocrat
39.7%13,782
34,739 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