1976Final results
1976 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 60
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Elliot Ozment (D) won with 40.6% of the vote, defeating H. Phillip Sadler (D) by 7.5 points.
Elliot OzmentDemocrat · winner
40.6%2,623
H. Phillip SadlerDemocrat
33.0%2,135
Eugene RussellDemocrat
10.6%685
Donald OguinnDemocrat
7.2%466
Chas SmithDemocrat
4.1%264
John TurnerDemocrat
2.2%145
Chas MasonDemocrat
1.4%90
Robert WoodDemocrat
0.9%58
6,466 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Elliot Ozment (D)H. Phillip Sadler (D)Eugene Russell (D)Donald Oguinn (D)
Also on the ballot: Chas Smith (Democrat), 4.1%; John Turner (Democrat), 2.2%; Chas Mason (Democrat), 1.4%; Robert Wood (Democrat), 0.9%