1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1978 Democratic primary for Tennessee Senate District 15

Name: 1978 Democratic primary for Tennessee Senate District 15
Start: 1978-08-01
Location: Tennessee

Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee

T. Tommy Cutrer (D) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating William D. Baird (D) by 22.4 points.

T. Tommy CutrerDemocrat · winner

61.2%19,604

William D. BairdDemocrat · incumbent

38.8%12,423

32,027 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET