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Election 1976 Results

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1976 US Senate election in Tennessee

James R. Sasser (Democrat) beat Bill Brock (Republican) in Tennessee in 1976, 52.5% to 47.0%, a margin of 5.4 points and 77,949 votes.

Tennessee changed party: in 1970 it went Republican, for William E. Brock III.

Democrats led in 60 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 35. The largest, Shelby, cast 265,139 votes and went to the Democrat by 3.3 points. The closest was Fentress, where 11 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James R. Sasser won	Democratic	751,180	52.5%
Bill Brock	Republican	673,231	47.0%
All other candidates		7,635	0.5%
Total		1,432,046

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Shelby	136,312 51.4%	127,439 48.1%	1,388	265,139	D+3.3
Davidson	91,864 57.7%	65,993 41.5%	1,295	159,152	D+16.3
Knox	43,550 41.1%	61,500 58.1%	794	105,844	R+17.0
Hamilton	37,099 39.3%	56,894 60.3%	434	94,427	R+21.0
Sullivan	22,554 50.9%	21,035 47.5%	681	44,270	D+3.4
Washington	12,537 46.2%	14,478 53.3%	145	27,160	R+7.1
Blount	10,387 41.2%	14,707 58.4%	93	25,187	R+17.2
Madison	11,490 48.5%	12,060 50.9%	145	23,695	R+2.4
Anderson	12,266 52.1%	11,130 47.3%	131	23,527	D+4.8
Rutherford	13,159 58.6%	9,113 40.6%	180	22,452	D+18.0
Sumner	12,781 59.0%	8,761 40.4%	132	21,674	D+18.5
Bradley	7,535 41.9%	10,399 57.8%	56	17,990	R+15.9
Montgomery	11,340 63.3%	6,471 36.1%	92	17,903	D+27.2
Roane	8,772 54.2%	7,363 45.5%	51	16,186	D+8.7
Williamson	7,253 45.9%	8,445 53.4%	110	15,808	R+7.5
Greene	6,787 43.8%	8,659 55.9%	46	15,492	R+12.1
Gibson	9,184 60.0%	6,086 39.8%	33	15,303	D+20.2
Carter	6,977 45.6%	8,248 53.9%	67	15,292	R+8.3
Wilson	9,465 63.1%	5,459 36.4%	76	15,000	D+26.7
Hamblen	6,969 48.9%	7,223 50.7%	45	14,237	R+1.8
Maury	7,547 54.4%	6,285 45.3%	53	13,885	D+9.1
McMinn	6,229 45.6%	7,405 54.2%	34	13,668	R+8.6
Putnam	7,810 63.2%	4,498 36.4%	42	12,350	D+26.8
Hawkins	5,456 45.6%	6,486 54.2%	29	11,971	R+8.6
Lawrence	6,616 55.5%	5,271 44.2%	30	11,917	D+11.3
Coffee	7,225 61.4%	4,496 38.2%	42	11,763	D+23.2
Weakley	7,951 70.6%	3,256 28.9%	58	11,265	D+41.7
Sevier	3,589 32.0%	7,589 67.7%	37	11,215	R+35.7
Monroe	4,922 46.2%	5,688 53.4%	36	10,646	R+7.2
Franklin	7,092 68.2%	3,256 31.3%	47	10,395	D+36.9
Bedford	6,843 67.3%	3,278 32.2%	49	10,170	D+35.1
Dyer	5,622 55.6%	4,424 43.8%	62	10,108	D+11.9
Robertson	7,049 70.9%	2,866 28.8%	30	9,945	D+42.1
Obion	6,752 70.1%	2,851 29.6%	32	9,635	D+40.5
Henry	6,538 68.5%	2,988 31.3%	24	9,550	D+37.2
Carroll	5,125 54.0%	4,344 45.8%	25	9,494	D+8.2
Jefferson	3,532 38.0%	5,742 61.7%	28	9,302	R+23.8
Campbell	4,665 50.9%	4,457 48.7%	35	9,157	D+2.3
Tipton	5,722 62.9%	3,345 36.7%	37	9,104	D+26.1
Loudon	4,143 46.1%	4,800 53.4%	43	8,986	R+7.3
Warren	6,354 70.9%	2,573 28.7%	29	8,956	D+42.2
Dickson	6,158 70.1%	2,589 29.5%	33	8,780	D+40.6
Cumberland	4,109 47.9%	4,436 51.7%	31	8,576	R+3.8
Cocke	2,743 34.7%	5,134 65.0%	25	7,902	R+30.3
Marion	3,641 48.4%	3,863 51.3%	22	7,526	R+2.9
McNairy	4,024 53.6%	3,467 46.1%	22	7,513	D+7.4
Henderson	3,018 41.4%	4,261 58.4%	15	7,294	R+17.0
Lincoln	5,178 71.8%	2,005 27.8%	24	7,207	D+44.0
Rhea	3,241 45.2%	3,919 54.6%	15	7,175	R+9.4
Giles	4,856 69.3%	2,122 30.3%	26	7,004	D+39.0
Lauderdale	4,524 66.5%	2,235 32.9%	41	6,800	D+33.7
Hardin	3,232 49.6%	3,265 50.1%	16	6,513	R+0.5
Claiborne	2,998 47.2%	3,337 52.6%	14	6,349	R+5.3
Marshall	4,100 66.9%	2,009 32.8%	22	6,131	D+34.1
Hardeman	3,605 59.5%	2,419 40.0%	31	6,055	D+19.6
Fayette	3,482 59.3%	2,278 38.8%	108	5,868	D+20.5
Benton	3,833 67.9%	1,807 32.0%	8	5,648	D+35.9
Cheatham	3,949 70.8%	1,596 28.6%	32	5,577	D+42.2
Haywood	3,428 61.5%	2,128 38.2%	21	5,577	D+23.3
Unicoi	2,462 44.4%	3,064 55.3%	14	5,540	R+10.9
White	3,607 68.0%	1,666 31.4%	30	5,303	D+36.6
Humphreys	3,745 71.0%	1,518 28.8%	13	5,276	D+42.2
Polk	3,010 58.5%	2,119 41.2%	19	5,148	D+17.3
Smith	3,595 71.8%	1,401 28.0%	10	5,006	D+43.8
Overton	3,631 74.1%	1,258 25.7%	10	4,899	D+48.4
Morgan	2,838 59.3%	1,932 40.4%	15	4,785	D+18.9
Grainger	1,871 39.3%	2,874 60.4%	14	4,759	R+21.1
Hickman	3,457 73.6%	1,232 26.2%	6	4,695	D+47.4
Dekalb	3,124 67.9%	1,467 31.9%	13	4,604	D+36.0
Crockett	2,417 53.0%	2,127 46.7%	13	4,557	D+6.4
Scott	1,846 41.5%	2,587 58.2%	14	4,447	R+16.7
Chester	2,320 52.7%	2,072 47.0%	12	4,404	D+5.6
Wayne	1,804 41.6%	2,528 58.3%	3	4,335	R+16.7
Johnson	1,396 33.7%	2,737 66.0%	11	4,144	R+32.4
Decatur	2,179 54.4%	1,817 45.4%	9	4,005	D+9.0
Macon	1,875 47.5%	2,067 52.3%	9	3,951	R+4.9
Grundy	2,349 64.7%	1,275 35.1%	5	3,629	D+29.6
Fentress	1,790 49.8%	1,801 50.1%	5	3,596	R+0.3
Jackson	2,878 82.0%	630 18.0%	1	3,509	D+64.1
Bledsoe	1,551 44.9%	1,900 55.0%	2	3,453	R+10.1
Cannon	2,367 70.9%	962 28.8%	8	3,337	D+42.1
Union	1,457 44.2%	1,824 55.3%	15	3,296	R+11.1
Lewis	2,235 76.5%	683 23.4%	5	2,923	D+53.1
Stewart	2,216 76.9%	662 23.0%	3	2,881	D+53.9
Sequatchie	1,411 50.4%	1,389 49.6%	2	2,802	D+0.8
Clay	1,595 60.8%	1,018 38.8%	11	2,624	D+22.0
Houston	1,820 77.5%	519 22.1%	9	2,348	D+55.4
Lake	1,706 74.3%	571 24.9%	20	2,297	D+49.4
Meigs	1,071 48.3%	1,141 51.5%	4	2,216	R+3.2
Perry	1,555 72.4%	587 27.3%	7	2,149	D+45.0
Hancock	734 36.5%	1,266 63.0%	9	2,009	R+26.5
Pickett	891 47.0%	1,004 52.9%	2	1,897	R+6.0
Trousdale	1,255 73.7%	440 25.9%	7	1,702	D+47.9
Van Buren	926 65.8%	482 34.2%		1,408	D+31.5
Moore	1,014 72.6%	380 27.2%	3	1,397	D+45.4

Counties as they stood in 1976; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Tennessee Senate elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Marsha Blackburn (R)	R+29.6
2020	Bill Hagerty (R)	R+27.0
2018	Marsha Blackburn (R)	R+10.8
2014	Lamar Alexander (R)	R+30.0
2012	Bob Corker (R)	R+34.5
2008	Lamar Alexander (R)	R+33.5
2006	Bob Corker (R)	R+2.7
2002	Lamar Alexander (R)	R+9.9
2000	Bill Frist (R)	R+32.9
1996	Fred Thompson (R)	R+24.5
1994	Bill Frist (R)	R+14.3
1990	Albert Gore Jr. (D)	D+37.9
1988	Jim Sasser (D)	D+30.6
1984	Al Gore (D)	D+26.9
1982	Jim Sasser (D)	D+23.9
1978	Howard H. Baker (R)	R+15.2
1976	James R. Sasser (D)	D+5.4
1972	Howard Baker Jr. (R)	R+23.7
1970	William E. Brock III (R)	R+3.9
1966	Howard Baker Jr. (R)	R+11.4
1964	Al Gore Sr. (D)	D+7.2
1960	Estes Kefauver (D)	D+43.5
1958	Al Gore Sr. (D)	D+60.0
1954	Estes Kefauver (D)	D+39.9
1952	Al Gore Sr. (D)	D+53.3
1948	Estes Kefauver (D)	D+31.9
1946	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+40.4
1942	A. Tom Stewart (D)	D+47.4
1940	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+41.6
1936	Nathan Bachman (D)	D+56.5
1934	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+27.6
1930	Cordell Hull (D)	D+44.2
1928	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+18.6
1924	Lawrence D. Tyson (D)	D+14.7
1922	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+36.1
1918	John K. Shields (D)	D+24.6
1916	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+9.8

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