1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Tennessee Senate District 22
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Riley Darnell (D) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating W. Perkins Freeman (D) by 26.1 points.
Riley DarnellDemocrat · winner
59.9%11,263
W. Perkins FreemanDemocrat
33.8%6,357
W. Max NicholsDemocrat
6.4%1,196
18,816 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET