1980Final results
1980 election for Tennessee Senate District 22
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Riley Darnell (D) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Alton R. Boyd (R) by 22.9 points.
Riley DarnellDemocrat · winner
61.5%20,726
Alton R. BoydRepublican
38.5%12,991
33,717 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