1980Final results
1980 election for Tennessee Senate District 26
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
John Wilder (D) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Ray Bodiford (R) by 12.7 points.
John WilderDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.3%24,229
Ray BodifordRepublican
43.7%18,771
43,000 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