1976 United States Senate election in Tennessee

United States election in Tennessee, 1976

November 2, 1976

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

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

Major Candidates

Republican

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

Democratic

• James Sasser

Results

General election Results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Sasser	751,180	52.46%
	Republican	Bill Brock (Incumbent)	673,231	47.01%	-5.44%
Majority
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

See also

• United States Senate elections, 1976