1976-11-02 Senatorial Election Results for Tennessee (Class 1)

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County	Turnout	Jim Sasser (D)		Bill Brock* (R)		Mark Bates (I)		Willie Jacox (I)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Anderson	53%	12,266	52.1%	11,130	47.3%	131	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,136	23,527
Bedford	56%	6,843	67.3%	3,278	32.2%	49	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,565	10,170
Benton	59%	3,833	67.9%	1,807	32.0%	8	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,026	5,648
Bledsoe	60%	1,551	44.9%	1,900	55.0%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-349	3,453
Blount	50%	10,387	41.2%	14,707	58.4%	93	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-4,320	25,187
Bradley	45%	7,535	41.9%	10,399	57.8%	56	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-2,864	17,990
Campbell	44%	4,665	50.9%	4,457	48.7%	35	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	208	9,157
Cannon	51%	2,367	70.9%	962	28.8%	8	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,405	3,337
Carroll	51%	5,125	54.0%	4,344	45.8%	25	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	781	9,494
Carter	47%	6,977	45.6%	8,248	53.9%	67	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,271	15,292
Cheatham	47%	3,949	70.8%	1,596	28.6%	32	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,353	5,577
Chester	54%	2,320	52.7%	2,072	47.0%	12	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	248	4,404
Claiborne	43%	2,998	47.2%	3,337	52.6%	14	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-339	6,349
Clay	53%	1,595	60.8%	1,018	38.8%	11	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	577	2,624
Cocke	43%	2,743	34.7%	5,134	65.0%	25	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-2,391	7,902
Coffee	49%	7,225	61.4%	4,496	38.2%	42	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,729	11,763
Crockett	46%	2,417	53.0%	2,127	46.7%	13	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	290	4,557
Cumberland	51%	4,109	47.9%	4,436	51.7%	31	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-327	8,576
Davidson	48%	91,864	57.7%	65,993	41.5%	1,295	0.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	25,871	159,152
Decatur	56%	2,179	54.4%	1,817	45.4%	9	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	362	4,005
DeKalb	53%	3,124	67.9%	1,467	31.9%	13	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,657	4,604
Dickson	50%	6,158	70.1%	2,589	29.5%	33	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,569	8,780
Dyer	46%	5,622	55.6%	4,424	43.8%	62	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,198	10,108
Fayette	39%	3,482	59.3%	2,278	38.8%	108	1.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,204	5,868
Fentress	40%	1,790	49.8%	1,801	50.1%	5	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-11	3,596
Franklin	51%	7,092	68.2%	3,256	31.3%	47	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,836	10,395
Gibson	46%	9,184	60.0%	6,086	39.8%	33	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,098	15,303
Giles	43%	4,856	69.3%	2,122	30.3%	26	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,734	7,004
Grainger	46%	1,871	39.3%	2,874	60.4%	14	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,003	4,759
Greene	44%	6,787	43.8%	8,659	55.9%	46	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,872	15,492
Grundy	46%	2,349	64.7%	1,275	35.1%	5	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,074	3,629
Hamblen	47%	6,969	48.9%	7,223	50.7%	45	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-254	14,237
Hamilton	50%	37,099	39.3%	56,894	60.3%	434	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-19,795	94,427
Hancock	44%	734	36.5%	1,266	63.0%	9	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-532	2,009
Hardeman	40%	3,605	59.5%	2,419	40.0%	31	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,186	6,055
Hardin	47%	3,232	49.6%	3,265	50.1%	16	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-33	6,513
Hawkins	45%	5,456	45.6%	6,486	54.2%	29	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,030	11,971
Haywood	44%	3,428	61.5%	2,128	38.2%	21	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,300	5,577
Henderson	55%	3,018	41.4%	4,261	58.4%	15	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,243	7,294
Henry	51%	6,538	68.5%	2,988	31.3%	24	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,550	9,550
Hickman	49%	3,457	73.6%	1,232	26.2%	6	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,225	4,695
Houston	54%	1,820	77.5%	519	22.1%	9	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,301	2,348
Humphreys	53%	3,745	71.0%	1,518	28.8%	13	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,227	5,276
Jackson	58%	2,878	82.0%	630	18.0%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,248	3,509
Jefferson	47%	3,532	38.0%	5,742	61.7%	28	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-2,210	9,302
Johnson	48%	1,396	33.7%	2,737	66.0%	11	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,341	4,144
Knox	49%	43,550	41.1%	61,500	58.1%	794	0.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-17,950	105,844
Lake	45%	1,706	74.3%	571	24.9%	20	0.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,135	2,297
Lauderdale	45%	4,524	66.5%	2,235	32.9%	41	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,289	6,800
Lawrence	56%	6,616	55.5%	5,271	44.2%	30	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,345	11,917
Lewis	54%	2,235	76.5%	683	23.4%	5	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,552	2,923
Lincoln	41%	5,178	71.8%	2,005	27.8%	24	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,173	7,207
Loudon	49%	4,143	46.1%	4,800	53.4%	43	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-657	8,986
Macon	41%	1,875	47.5%	2,067	52.3%	9	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-192	3,951
Madison	49%	11,490	48.5%	12,060	50.9%	145	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-570	23,695
Marion	50%	3,641	48.4%	3,863	51.3%	22	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-222	7,526
Marshall	47%	4,100	66.9%	2,009	32.8%	22	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,091	6,131
Maury	43%	7,547	54.4%	6,285	45.3%	53	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,262	13,885
McMinn	52%	6,229	45.6%	7,405	54.2%	34	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,176	13,668
McNairy	53%	4,024	53.6%	3,467	46.1%	22	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	557	7,513
Meigs	52%	1,071	48.3%	1,141	51.5%	4	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-70	2,216
Monroe	61%	4,922	46.2%	5,688	53.4%	36	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-766	10,646
Montgomery	35%	11,340	63.3%	6,471	36.1%	92	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4,869	17,903
Moore	51%	1,014	72.6%	380	27.2%	3	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	634	1,397
Morgan	48%	2,838	59.3%	1,932	40.4%	15	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	906	4,785
Obion	45%	6,752	70.1%	2,851	29.6%	32	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,901	9,635
Overton	44%	3,631	74.1%	1,258	25.7%	10	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,373	4,899
Perry	55%	1,555	72.4%	587	27.3%	7	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	968	2,149
Pickett	68%	891	47.0%	1,004	52.9%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-113	1,897
Polk	62%	3,010	58.5%	2,119	41.2%	19	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	891	5,148
Putnam	40%	7,810	63.2%	4,498	36.4%	42	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,312	12,350
Rhea	51%	3,241	45.2%	3,919	54.6%	15	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-678	7,175
Roane	54%	8,772	54.2%	7,363	45.5%	51	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,409	16,186
Robertson	44%	7,049	70.9%	2,866	28.8%	30	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4,183	9,945
Rutherford	44%	13,159	58.6%	9,113	40.6%	180	0.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4,046	22,452
Scott	41%	1,846	41.5%	2,587	58.2%	14	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-741	4,447
Sequatchie	56%	1,411	50.4%	1,389	49.6%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	22	2,802
Sevier	46%	3,589	32.0%	7,589	67.7%	37	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-4,000	11,215
Shelby	53%	136,312	51.6%	126,439	47.9%	1,388	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	9,873	264,139
Smith	52%	3,595	71.8%	1,401	28.0%	10	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,194	5,006
Stewart	51%	2,216	76.9%	662	23.0%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,554	2,881
Sullivan	47%	22,554	50.9%	21,035	47.5%	681	1.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,519	44,270
Sumner	45%	12,781	59.0%	8,761	40.4%	132	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4,020	21,674
Tipton	46%	5,722	62.9%	3,345	36.7%	37	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,377	9,104
Trousdale	43%	1,255	73.7%	440	25.9%	7	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	815	1,702
Unicoi	51%	2,462	44.4%	3,064	55.3%	14	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-602	5,540
Union	47%	1,457	44.2%	1,824	55.3%	15	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-367	3,296
Van Buren	50%	926	65.8%	482	34.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	444	1,408
Warren	44%	6,354	70.9%	2,573	28.7%	29	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,781	8,956
Washington	47%	12,537	46.2%	14,478	53.3%	145	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,941	27,160
Wayne	50%	1,804	41.6%	2,528	58.3%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-724	4,335
Weakley	50%	7,951	70.6%	3,256	28.9%	58	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4,695	11,265
White	42%	3,607	68.0%	1,666	31.4%	30	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,941	5,303
Williamson	50%	7,253	45.9%	8,445	53.4%	110	0.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,192	15,808
Wilson	47%	9,465	63.1%	5,459	36.4%	76	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4,006	15,000
TOTAL	48%	751,180	52.5%	673,231	47.0%	5,137	0.4%	1,406	0.1%	1,092	0.1%	77,949	1,432,046
Total R vote: 673,231 (47.0%)      Total D vote: 751,180 (52.5%)      Total Other vote: 7,635 (0.5%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$839,379		$1,301,033		$0		$0
Total Receipts:		$0		$0		$0		$0

1976 Senate class 1, Anderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	12,266	52.1%
Bill Brock* (R)	11,130	47.3%
Mark Bates (I)	131	0.6%
TOTAL	23,527
Turnout: 53%

1976 Senate class 1, Bedford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	6,843	67.3%
Bill Brock* (R)	3,278	32.2%
Mark Bates (I)	49	0.5%
TOTAL	10,170
Turnout: 56%

1976 Senate class 1, Benton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	3,833	67.9%
Bill Brock* (R)	1,807	32.0%
Mark Bates (I)	8	0.1%
TOTAL	5,648
Turnout: 59%

1976 Senate class 1, Bledsoe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	1,551	44.9%
Bill Brock* (R)	1,900	55.0%
Mark Bates (I)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,453
Turnout: 60%

1976 Senate class 1, Blount County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	10,387	41.2%
Bill Brock* (R)	14,707	58.4%
Mark Bates (I)	93	0.4%
TOTAL	25,187
Turnout: 50%

1976 Senate class 1, Bradley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	7,535	41.9%
Bill Brock* (R)	10,399	57.8%
Mark Bates (I)	56	0.3%
TOTAL	17,990
Turnout: 45%

1976 Senate class 1, Campbell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	4,665	50.9%
Bill Brock* (R)	4,457	48.7%
Mark Bates (I)	35	0.4%
TOTAL	9,157
Turnout: 44%

1976 Senate class 1, Cannon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	2,367	70.9%
Bill Brock* (R)	962	28.8%
Mark Bates (I)	8	0.2%
TOTAL	3,337
Turnout: 51%

1976 Senate class 1, Carroll County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	5,125	54.0%
Bill Brock* (R)	4,344	45.8%
Mark Bates (I)	25	0.3%
TOTAL	9,494
Turnout: 51%

1976 Senate class 1, Carter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	6,977	45.6%
Bill Brock* (R)	8,248	53.9%
Mark Bates (I)	67	0.4%
TOTAL	15,292
Turnout: 47%

1976 Senate class 1, Cheatham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	3,949	70.8%
Bill Brock* (R)	1,596	28.6%
Mark Bates (I)	32	0.6%
TOTAL	5,577
Turnout: 47%

1976 Senate class 1, Chester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	2,320	52.7%
Bill Brock* (R)	2,072	47.0%
Mark Bates (I)	12	0.3%
TOTAL	4,404
Turnout: 54%

1976 Senate class 1, Claiborne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	2,998	47.2%
Bill Brock* (R)	3,337	52.6%
Mark Bates (I)	14	0.2%
TOTAL	6,349
Turnout: 43%

1976 Senate class 1, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	1,595	60.8%
Bill Brock* (R)	1,018	38.8%
Mark Bates (I)	11	0.4%
TOTAL	2,624
Turnout: 53%

1976 Senate class 1, Cocke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	2,743	34.7%
Bill Brock* (R)	5,134	65.0%
Mark Bates (I)	25	0.3%
TOTAL	7,902
Turnout: 43%

1976 Senate class 1, Coffee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	7,225	61.4%
Bill Brock* (R)	4,496	38.2%
Mark Bates (I)	42	0.4%
TOTAL	11,763
Turnout: 49%

1976 Senate class 1, Crockett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	2,417	53.0%
Bill Brock* (R)	2,127	46.7%
Mark Bates (I)	13	0.3%
TOTAL	4,557
Turnout: 46%

1976 Senate class 1, Cumberland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	4,109	47.9%
Bill Brock* (R)	4,436	51.7%
Mark Bates (I)	31	0.4%
TOTAL	8,576
Turnout: 51%

1976 Senate class 1, Davidson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	91,864	57.7%
Bill Brock* (R)	65,993	41.5%
Mark Bates (I)	1,295	0.8%
TOTAL	159,152
Turnout: 48%

1976 Senate class 1, Decatur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	2,179	54.4%
Bill Brock* (R)	1,817	45.4%
Mark Bates (I)	9	0.2%
TOTAL	4,005
Turnout: 56%

1976 Senate class 1, DeKalb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	3,124	67.9%
Bill Brock* (R)	1,467	31.9%
Mark Bates (I)	13	0.3%
TOTAL	4,604
Turnout: 53%

1976 Senate class 1, Dickson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	6,158	70.1%
Bill Brock* (R)	2,589	29.5%
Mark Bates (I)	33	0.4%
TOTAL	8,780
Turnout: 50%

1976 Senate class 1, Dyer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	5,622	55.6%
Bill Brock* (R)	4,424	43.8%
Mark Bates (I)	62	0.6%
TOTAL	10,108
Turnout: 46%

1976 Senate class 1, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	3,482	59.3%
Bill Brock* (R)	2,278	38.8%
Mark Bates (I)	108	1.8%
TOTAL	5,868
Turnout: 39%

1976 Senate class 1, Fentress County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	1,790	49.8%
Bill Brock* (R)	1,801	50.1%
Mark Bates (I)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	3,596
Turnout: 40%

1976 Senate class 1, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	7,092	68.2%
Bill Brock* (R)	3,256	31.3%
Mark Bates (I)	47	0.5%
TOTAL	10,395
Turnout: 51%

1976 Senate class 1, Gibson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	9,184	60.0%
Bill Brock* (R)	6,086	39.8%
Mark Bates (I)	33	0.2%
TOTAL	15,303
Turnout: 46%

1976 Senate class 1, Giles County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	4,856	69.3%
Bill Brock* (R)	2,122	30.3%
Mark Bates (I)	26	0.4%
TOTAL	7,004
Turnout: 43%

1976 Senate class 1, Grainger County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	1,871	39.3%
Bill Brock* (R)	2,874	60.4%
Mark Bates (I)	14	0.3%
TOTAL	4,759
Turnout: 46%

1976 Senate class 1, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	6,787	43.8%
Bill Brock* (R)	8,659	55.9%
Mark Bates (I)	46	0.3%
TOTAL	15,492
Turnout: 44%

1976 Senate class 1, Grundy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	2,349	64.7%
Bill Brock* (R)	1,275	35.1%
Mark Bates (I)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	3,629
Turnout: 46%

1976 Senate class 1, Hamblen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	6,969	48.9%
Bill Brock* (R)	7,223	50.7%
Mark Bates (I)	45	0.3%
TOTAL	14,237
Turnout: 47%

1976 Senate class 1, Hamilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	37,099	39.3%
Bill Brock* (R)	56,894	60.3%
Mark Bates (I)	434	0.5%
TOTAL	94,427
Turnout: 50%

1976 Senate class 1, Hancock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	734	36.5%
Bill Brock* (R)	1,266	63.0%
Mark Bates (I)	9	0.4%
TOTAL	2,009
Turnout: 44%

1976 Senate class 1, Hardeman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	3,605	59.5%
Bill Brock* (R)	2,419	40.0%
Mark Bates (I)	31	0.5%
TOTAL	6,055
Turnout: 40%

1976 Senate class 1, Hardin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	3,232	49.6%
Bill Brock* (R)	3,265	50.1%
Mark Bates (I)	16	0.2%
TOTAL	6,513
Turnout: 47%

1976 Senate class 1, Hawkins County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	5,456	45.6%
Bill Brock* (R)	6,486	54.2%
Mark Bates (I)	29	0.2%
TOTAL	11,971
Turnout: 45%

1976 Senate class 1, Haywood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	3,428	61.5%
Bill Brock* (R)	2,128	38.2%
Mark Bates (I)	21	0.4%
TOTAL	5,577
Turnout: 44%

1976 Senate class 1, Henderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	3,018	41.4%
Bill Brock* (R)	4,261	58.4%
Mark Bates (I)	15	0.2%
TOTAL	7,294
Turnout: 55%

1976 Senate class 1, Henry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	6,538	68.5%
Bill Brock* (R)	2,988	31.3%
Mark Bates (I)	24	0.3%
TOTAL	9,550
Turnout: 51%

1976 Senate class 1, Hickman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	3,457	73.6%
Bill Brock* (R)	1,232	26.2%
Mark Bates (I)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	4,695
Turnout: 49%

1976 Senate class 1, Houston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	1,820	77.5%
Bill Brock* (R)	519	22.1%
Mark Bates (I)	9	0.4%
TOTAL	2,348
Turnout: 54%

1976 Senate class 1, Humphreys County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	3,745	71.0%
Bill Brock* (R)	1,518	28.8%
Mark Bates (I)	13	0.2%
TOTAL	5,276
Turnout: 53%

1976 Senate class 1, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	2,878	82.0%
Bill Brock* (R)	630	18.0%
Mark Bates (I)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,509
Turnout: 58%

1976 Senate class 1, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	3,532	38.0%
Bill Brock* (R)	5,742	61.7%
Mark Bates (I)	28	0.3%
TOTAL	9,302
Turnout: 47%

1976 Senate class 1, Johnson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	1,396	33.7%
Bill Brock* (R)	2,737	66.0%
Mark Bates (I)	11	0.3%
TOTAL	4,144
Turnout: 48%

1976 Senate class 1, Knox County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	43,550	41.1%
Bill Brock* (R)	61,500	58.1%
Mark Bates (I)	794	0.8%
TOTAL	105,844
Turnout: 49%

1976 Senate class 1, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	1,706	74.3%
Bill Brock* (R)	571	24.9%
Mark Bates (I)	20	0.9%
TOTAL	2,297
Turnout: 45%

1976 Senate class 1, Lauderdale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	4,524	66.5%
Bill Brock* (R)	2,235	32.9%
Mark Bates (I)	41	0.6%
TOTAL	6,800
Turnout: 45%

1976 Senate class 1, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	6,616	55.5%
Bill Brock* (R)	5,271	44.2%
Mark Bates (I)	30	0.3%
TOTAL	11,917
Turnout: 56%

1976 Senate class 1, Lewis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	2,235	76.5%
Bill Brock* (R)	683	23.4%
Mark Bates (I)	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,923
Turnout: 54%

1976 Senate class 1, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	5,178	71.8%
Bill Brock* (R)	2,005	27.8%
Mark Bates (I)	24	0.3%
TOTAL	7,207
Turnout: 41%

1976 Senate class 1, Loudon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	4,143	46.1%
Bill Brock* (R)	4,800	53.4%
Mark Bates (I)	43	0.5%
TOTAL	8,986
Turnout: 49%

1976 Senate class 1, Macon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	1,875	47.5%
Bill Brock* (R)	2,067	52.3%
Mark Bates (I)	9	0.2%
TOTAL	3,951
Turnout: 41%

1976 Senate class 1, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	11,490	48.5%
Bill Brock* (R)	12,060	50.9%
Mark Bates (I)	145	0.6%
TOTAL	23,695
Turnout: 49%

1976 Senate class 1, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	3,641	48.4%
Bill Brock* (R)	3,863	51.3%
Mark Bates (I)	22	0.3%
TOTAL	7,526
Turnout: 50%

1976 Senate class 1, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	4,100	66.9%
Bill Brock* (R)	2,009	32.8%
Mark Bates (I)	22	0.4%
TOTAL	6,131
Turnout: 47%

1976 Senate class 1, Maury County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	7,547	54.4%
Bill Brock* (R)	6,285	45.3%
Mark Bates (I)	53	0.4%
TOTAL	13,885
Turnout: 43%

1976 Senate class 1, McMinn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	6,229	45.6%
Bill Brock* (R)	7,405	54.2%
Mark Bates (I)	34	0.2%
TOTAL	13,668
Turnout: 52%

1976 Senate class 1, McNairy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	4,024	53.6%
Bill Brock* (R)	3,467	46.1%
Mark Bates (I)	22	0.3%
TOTAL	7,513
Turnout: 53%

1976 Senate class 1, Meigs County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	1,071	48.3%
Bill Brock* (R)	1,141	51.5%
Mark Bates (I)	4	0.2%
TOTAL	2,216
Turnout: 52%

1976 Senate class 1, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	4,922	46.2%
Bill Brock* (R)	5,688	53.4%
Mark Bates (I)	36	0.3%
TOTAL	10,646
Turnout: 61%

1976 Senate class 1, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	11,340	63.3%
Bill Brock* (R)	6,471	36.1%
Mark Bates (I)	92	0.5%
TOTAL	17,903
Turnout: 35%

1976 Senate class 1, Moore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	1,014	72.6%
Bill Brock* (R)	380	27.2%
Mark Bates (I)	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,397
Turnout: 51%

1976 Senate class 1, Morgan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	2,838	59.3%
Bill Brock* (R)	1,932	40.4%
Mark Bates (I)	15	0.3%
TOTAL	4,785
Turnout: 48%

1976 Senate class 1, Obion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	6,752	70.1%
Bill Brock* (R)	2,851	29.6%
Mark Bates (I)	32	0.3%
TOTAL	9,635
Turnout: 45%

1976 Senate class 1, Overton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	3,631	74.1%
Bill Brock* (R)	1,258	25.7%
Mark Bates (I)	10	0.2%
TOTAL	4,899
Turnout: 44%

1976 Senate class 1, Perry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	1,555	72.4%
Bill Brock* (R)	587	27.3%
Mark Bates (I)	7	0.3%
TOTAL	2,149
Turnout: 55%

1976 Senate class 1, Pickett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	891	47.0%
Bill Brock* (R)	1,004	52.9%
Mark Bates (I)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	1,897
Turnout: 68%

1976 Senate class 1, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	3,010	58.5%
Bill Brock* (R)	2,119	41.2%
Mark Bates (I)	19	0.4%
TOTAL	5,148
Turnout: 62%

1976 Senate class 1, Putnam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	7,810	63.2%
Bill Brock* (R)	4,498	36.4%
Mark Bates (I)	42	0.3%
TOTAL	12,350
Turnout: 40%

1976 Senate class 1, Rhea County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	3,241	45.2%
Bill Brock* (R)	3,919	54.6%
Mark Bates (I)	15	0.2%
TOTAL	7,175
Turnout: 51%

1976 Senate class 1, Roane County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	8,772	54.2%
Bill Brock* (R)	7,363	45.5%
Mark Bates (I)	51	0.3%
TOTAL	16,186
Turnout: 54%

1976 Senate class 1, Robertson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	7,049	70.9%
Bill Brock* (R)	2,866	28.8%
Mark Bates (I)	30	0.3%
TOTAL	9,945
Turnout: 44%

1976 Senate class 1, Rutherford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	13,159	58.6%
Bill Brock* (R)	9,113	40.6%
Mark Bates (I)	180	0.8%
TOTAL	22,452
Turnout: 44%

1976 Senate class 1, Scott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	1,846	41.5%
Bill Brock* (R)	2,587	58.2%
Mark Bates (I)	14	0.3%
TOTAL	4,447
Turnout: 41%

1976 Senate class 1, Sequatchie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	1,411	50.4%
Bill Brock* (R)	1,389	49.6%
Mark Bates (I)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,802
Turnout: 56%

1976 Senate class 1, Sevier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	3,589	32.0%
Bill Brock* (R)	7,589	67.7%
Mark Bates (I)	37	0.3%
TOTAL	11,215
Turnout: 46%

1976 Senate class 1, Shelby County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	136,312	51.6%
Bill Brock* (R)	126,439	47.9%
Mark Bates (I)	1,388	0.5%
TOTAL	264,139
Turnout: 53%

1976 Senate class 1, Smith County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	3,595	71.8%
Bill Brock* (R)	1,401	28.0%
Mark Bates (I)	10	0.2%
TOTAL	5,006
Turnout: 52%

1976 Senate class 1, Stewart County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	2,216	76.9%
Bill Brock* (R)	662	23.0%
Mark Bates (I)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,881
Turnout: 51%

1976 Senate class 1, Sullivan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	22,554	50.9%
Bill Brock* (R)	21,035	47.5%
Mark Bates (I)	681	1.5%
TOTAL	44,270
Turnout: 47%

1976 Senate class 1, Sumner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	12,781	59.0%
Bill Brock* (R)	8,761	40.4%
Mark Bates (I)	132	0.6%
TOTAL	21,674
Turnout: 45%

1976 Senate class 1, Tipton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	5,722	62.9%
Bill Brock* (R)	3,345	36.7%
Mark Bates (I)	37	0.4%
TOTAL	9,104
Turnout: 46%

1976 Senate class 1, Trousdale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	1,255	73.7%
Bill Brock* (R)	440	25.9%
Mark Bates (I)	7	0.4%
TOTAL	1,702
Turnout: 43%

1976 Senate class 1, Unicoi County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	2,462	44.4%
Bill Brock* (R)	3,064	55.3%
Mark Bates (I)	14	0.3%
TOTAL	5,540
Turnout: 51%

1976 Senate class 1, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	1,457	44.2%
Bill Brock* (R)	1,824	55.3%
Mark Bates (I)	15	0.5%
TOTAL	3,296
Turnout: 47%

1976 Senate class 1, Van Buren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	926	65.8%
Bill Brock* (R)	482	34.2%
TOTAL	1,408
Turnout: 50%

1976 Senate class 1, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	6,354	70.9%
Bill Brock* (R)	2,573	28.7%
Mark Bates (I)	29	0.3%
TOTAL	8,956
Turnout: 44%

1976 Senate class 1, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	12,537	46.2%
Bill Brock* (R)	14,478	53.3%
Mark Bates (I)	145	0.5%
TOTAL	27,160
Turnout: 47%

1976 Senate class 1, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	1,804	41.6%
Bill Brock* (R)	2,528	58.3%
Mark Bates (I)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	4,335
Turnout: 50%

1976 Senate class 1, Weakley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	7,951	70.6%
Bill Brock* (R)	3,256	28.9%
Mark Bates (I)	58	0.5%
TOTAL	11,265
Turnout: 50%

1976 Senate class 1, White County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	3,607	68.0%
Bill Brock* (R)	1,666	31.4%
Mark Bates (I)	30	0.6%
TOTAL	5,303
Turnout: 42%

1976 Senate class 1, Williamson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	7,253	45.9%
Bill Brock* (R)	8,445	53.4%
Mark Bates (I)	110	0.7%
TOTAL	15,808
Turnout: 50%

1976 Senate class 1, Wilson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jim Sasser (D)	9,465	63.1%
Bill Brock* (R)	5,459	36.4%
Mark Bates (I)	76	0.5%
TOTAL	15,000
Turnout: 47%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Jim Sasser
Total Disbursements:	$839,379

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/TN/1976

Bill Brock*
Total Disbursements:	$1,301,033