1978 general · November 7, 1978
1978 Tennessee State Senate election results, district by district
Every Tennessee State Senate district in the 1978 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 33 seats
After the electionD 20 · R 12 · 1 other
Races17
Changed party3
Unopposed47%8 races
Incumbents defeated3
Every district
D 8 · R 8 · Other 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Robert O. Burleson (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 | Thomas J. Garland (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 | James Elkins (R) | 20.6 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-7 | Victor Ashe (R) | 57.1 | |
| SD-9 | Ben Longley (R) | 16.3 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-11 | Ray Albright (R) | 21.3 | |
| SD-13 | Tommy Burks (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-15 | T. Tommy Cutrer (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-17 | Edward C. Blank (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-19 | Avon Williams (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-21 | Douglas Henry Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-23 | Johnny Crow (R) | 2.8 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-25 | Lowell Thomas (D) | 28.9 | |
| SD-27 | William J. Davis (IND) | 15.0 | |
| SD-29 | John Ford (D) | 93.5 | |
| SD-31 | Curtis Person Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-33 | Edward Davis (D) | 28.4 |
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