1976 United States Senate election in Tennessee

1976 United States election in Tennessee

November 2, 1976

Nominee Jim Sasser Bill Brock Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 751,180 673,231 Percentage 52.46% 47.01%

County results Sasser:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Brock:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Bill Brock Republican Elected U.S. Senator Jim Sasser Democratic

The 1976 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bill Brock ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Democratic challenger Jim Sasser.

Major Candidates

Republican

• Bill Brock, Incumbent U.S. Senator since 1971

Democratic

• Jim Sasser, attorney and Democratic activist
• John Jay Hooker

Results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Sasser	751,180	52.46%
	Republican	Bill Brock (incumbent)	673,231	47.01%
Total votes			1,424,411	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican

See also

• 1976 United States Senate elections