1982Final results
1982 primary for Tennessee Senate District 15
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Tommy Burks (D) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Hugh Dixon (D) by 15.7 points.
Tommy BurksDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.9%15,741
Hugh DixonDemocrat
42.1%11,465
27,210 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET