1978Final results
1978 election for Tennessee Senate District 27
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
William J. Davis (Ind) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Lyle Reid (D) by 15.0 points.
William J. DavisIndependent · winner · incumbent
57.5%15,954
Lyle ReidDemocrat
42.5%11,803
27,757 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET