1976Final resultsSpecial election
1976 special election for Tennessee Senate District 7
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Victor Ashe (R) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Ted Russell (D) by 35.9 points.
Victor AsheRepublican · winner
67.9%35,072
Ted RussellDemocrat
32.1%16,553
51,626 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