1980 general · November 4, 1980
1980 Tennessee State Senate election results, district by district
Every Tennessee State Senate district in the 1980 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 33 seats
After the electionD 20 · R 12 · 1 other
Races16
Changed party0
Unopposed19%3 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 12 · R 4
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Carl Moore (D) | 4.2 | |
| SD-4 | Ben W. Hooper II (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 | Ben Atchley (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-8 | Carl Koella Jr. (R) | 27.5 | |
| SD-10 | William H. Ortwein (D) | 0.7 | |
| SD-12 | Anna Belle Obrien (D) | 16.4 | |
| SD-14 | Ernest Crouch (D) | 0.3 | |
| SD-16 | John R. Rucker (D) | 44.0 | |
| SD-18 | Joe L. Crockett (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-20 | John Hicks (D) | 18.5 | |
| SD-22 | Riley Darnell (D) | 22.9 | |
| SD-24 | Milton H. Hamilton Jr. (D) | 30.3 | |
| SD-26 | John Wilder (D) | 12.7 | |
| SD-28 | Edgar H. Gillock (D) | 1.9 | |
| SD-30 | James H. White (D) | 43.8 | |
| SD-32 | Leonard Dunavant (R) | 28.8 |
Tennessee State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner