1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Tennessee Senate District 28
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Edgar H. Gillock (D) won with 43.2% of the vote, defeating Jim Kyle (D) by 7.3 points.
Edgar H. GillockDemocrat · winner · incumbent
43.2%4,986
Jim KyleDemocrat
35.9%4,141
Frank HollandDemocrat
21.0%2,420
11,547 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET