1976Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1976 Democratic primary for Tennessee Senate District 18

Name: 1976 Democratic primary for Tennessee Senate District 18
Start: 1976-08-01
Location: Tennessee

Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee

Bill Boner (D) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating James H. Roberson (D) by 13.7 points.

Bill BonerDemocrat · winner

56.9%9,615

James H. RobersonDemocrat · incumbent

43.1%7,297

16,912 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET