1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Tennessee Senate District 14
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Ernest Crouch (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Buddy D. Perry (D) by 1.4 points.
Ernest CrouchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.7%10,461
Buddy D. PerryDemocrat
49.3%10,169
20,630 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET