1978Final results
1978 primary for Tennessee Senate District 29
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
John Ford (D) won with 85.9% of the vote, defeating J. O. Patterson Jr. (D) by 71.8 points.
John FordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
85.9%12,259
J. O. Patterson Jr.Democrat
14.1%2,012
14,271 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET