1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 Democratic primary for Tennessee Senate District 17
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Robert T. Rochelle (D) won with 35.5% of the vote, defeating T. Tommy Cutrer (D) by 0.8 points.
Robert T. RochelleDemocrat · winner
35.5%9,739
T. Tommy CutrerDemocrat · incumbent
34.8%9,531
David A. AmonetteDemocrat
29.7%8,151
27,421 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET