1976 primaries · May 1, 1976
1976 Tennessee State Senate primary results, district by district
Every Tennessee State Senate district in the 1976 primaries: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
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Every district
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 · Democratic primary | Carl Moore (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-2 · Republican primary | Hayden Baker (R) | 2.0 | |
| SD-4 · Democratic primary | John Rucker (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-4 · Republican primary | Ben W. Hooper II (R) | 24.3 | |
| SD-6 · Republican primary | Ben Atchley (R) | 30.1 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-7 · Democratic primary | Ted Russell (D) | 34.4 | |
| SD-7 · Republican primary | Victor Ashe (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-8 · Republican primary | Carl Koella Jr. (R) | 11.4 | |
| SD-10 · Democratic primary | William H. Ortwein (D) | 12.0 | |
| SD-10 · Republican primary | William Carter (R) | 17.0 | |
| SD-12 · Democratic primary | Anna Belle Obrien (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-12 · Republican primary | George W. Potter (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-14 · Democratic primary | Ernest Crouch (D) | 45.3 | |
| SD-16 · Democratic primary | John R. Rucker (D) | 11.2 | |
| SD-18 · Democratic primary | Bill Boner (D) | 13.7 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-20 · Democratic primary | John Hicks (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-22 · Democratic primary | Halbert Harvill (D) | 4.9 | |
| SD-22 · Republican primary | Irene H. Rocos (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-24 · Democratic primary | Milton H. Hamilton Jr. (D) | 23.9 | |
| SD-26 · Democratic primary | John Wilder (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-26 · Republican primary | Ray Bodiford (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-28 · Democratic primary | Edgar H. Gillock (D) | 25.6 | |
| SD-28 · Republican primary | Al Simpson (R) | 15.5 | |
| SD-30 · Democratic primary | James H. White (D) | 50.6 | |
| SD-30 · Republican primary | Michael F. Tooley (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-32 · Democratic primary | Joe C. Matthews (D) | 5.3 | |
| SD-32 · Republican primary | Leonard Dunavant (R) | Unopposed |
Tennessee State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner