1978Final results
1978 election for Tennessee Senate District 33
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Edward Davis (D) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating George Dobbins Jr. (R) by 28.4 points.
Edward DavisDemocrat · winner
63.0%18,486
George Dobbins Jr.Republican
34.6%10,161
Bill HoggIndependent
2.4%700
29,347 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