1976Final results
1976 Republican primary for Tennessee House District 19
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Loy Smith (R) won with 74.5% of the vote, defeating Edward Cole (R) by 49.0 points.
Loy SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.5%3,067
Edward ColeRepublican
25.5%1,050
4,117 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET