1980Final results
1980 election for Tennessee Senate District 28
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Edgar H. Gillock (D) won with 44.7% of the vote, defeating Joe Crawford (R) by 1.9 points.
Edgar H. GillockDemocrat · winner · incumbent
44.7%14,366
Joe CrawfordRepublican
42.8%13,762
Jesse E. NeelyIndependent
12.5%4,018
32,147 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