1976Final results
1976 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 46
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Joe Bell (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating William E. Farmer (D) by 12.0 points.
Joe BellDemocrat · winner
56.0%5,823
William E. FarmerDemocrat
44.0%4,572
10,395 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET