1976Final results
1976 Democratic primary for Tennessee Senate District 16
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
John R. Rucker (D) won with 44.4% of the vote, defeating Wendell Rowland (D) by 11.2 points.
John R. RuckerDemocrat · winner
44.4%9,071
Wendell RowlandDemocrat
33.1%6,772
Geo C. EblenDemocrat
22.5%4,596
20,439 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET