1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Tennessee Senate District 13
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Tommy Burks (D) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating James Lacy (D) by 15.0 points.
Tommy BurksDemocrat · winner
57.5%14,377
James LacyDemocrat
42.5%10,631
25,008 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET