1984Final results
1984 Democratic primary for Tennessee Senate District 16
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
John R. Rucker (D) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Wendell Rowland (D) by 12.9 points.
John R. RuckerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.5%11,141
Wendell RowlandDemocrat
43.5%8,588
19,730 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET