1980Final results
1980 election for Tennessee Senate District 30
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
James H. White (D) won with 71.9% of the vote, defeating Samuel L. Gentry Jr. (R) by 43.8 points.
James H. WhiteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.9%23,882
Samuel L. Gentry Jr.Republican
28.1%9,327
33,209 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