1980Final results
1980 election for Tennessee Senate District 2
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Carl Moore (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Bill Ammons (R) by 4.2 points.
Carl MooreDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.1%20,855
Bill AmmonsRepublican
47.9%19,172
40,027 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET