1976 Tennessee U.S. Senate Election

Tennessee · 5 candidates · See every 1976 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1976 Tennessee U.S. Senate Election?

James R. Sasser won the 1976 Tennessee U.S. Senate Election. James R. Sasser received 751,180 popular votes (52.46%). The main challenger was Bill Brock (47.01%).

See the full head-to-head between Sasser and Brock

Sasser +5.5 pts · won by 77,949 votes

James R. Sasser DemocraticWINNER52.46%

751,180 votes

Bill Brock Republican47.01%

673,231 votes

Mark Clark BatesIndependent0.36%

5,137 votes

Willie C. JacoxIndependent0.1%

1,406 votes

Arnold Joseph ZandieIndependent0.07%

1,061 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.