1976Final results
1976 primary for Tennessee Senate District 32
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Joe C. Matthews (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Tom Brown (D) by 5.3 points.
Joe C. MatthewsDemocrat · winner
52.6%3,648
Tom BrownDemocrat
47.4%3,284
6,932 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET