1978Final results
1978 primary for Tennessee Senate District 11
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Tom Dover (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Paul E. Smith (D) by 3.9 points.
Tom DoverDemocrat · winner
52.0%7,953
Paul E. SmithDemocrat
48.0%7,353
15,306 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET