1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Tennessee Senate District 20
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
John Hicks (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Elliot Ozment (D) by 7.7 points.
John HicksDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.9%8,381
Elliot OzmentDemocrat
46.1%7,177
15,558 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET