1980Final results
1980 election for Tennessee Senate District 24
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Milton H. Hamilton Jr. (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Garry Lee Phillips (R) by 30.3 points.
Milton H. Hamilton Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
65.2%24,502
Garry Lee PhillipsRepublican
34.8%13,094
37,596 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