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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Tennessee: State Senate</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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White</a> 1807 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/benton.html#298.11.03">Thomas Hart Benton</a> 1809 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/foster.html#680.92.13">Robert C. Foster</a> 1809-15 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harris8.html#968.34.21">Thomas K. Harris</a> 1809-11 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/serr-sevigny.html#459.87.76">John Sevier</a> 1810 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/laxalt-leadbetter.html#410.18.34">Major Lea</a> 1810 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cannon.html#280.49.63">Newton Cannon</a> 1811-13 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alexander.html#038.83.85">Adam Rankin Alexander</a> 1817 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bell.html#158.82.83">John Bell</a> 1817 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mara-margolis.html#810.90.43">John Hartwell Marable</a> 1817-18 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blair.html#770.27.28">John Blair</a> 1819-23 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carter9.html#879.54.32">William B. Carter</a> 1820 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dyer.html#434.73.60">Robert Henry Dyer</a> 1820 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams8.html#337.00.19">Thomas Lanier Williams</a> 1820 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown1.html#929.88.80">Aaron V. Brown</a> 1821-25 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hall9.html#491.73.41">William Hall</a> 1821-29 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jennison-jewell.html#793.00.88">Robert Jetton</a> 1823-25 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wattson-weatherwax.html#635.28.73">Robert Weakley</a> 1823-25 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howard.html#457.69.43">Tilghman A. Howard</a> 1824 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/foster.html#680.92.13">Robert C. Foster</a> 1825-27 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown1.html#929.88.80">Aaron V. Brown</a> 1826-27 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams5.html#289.58.44">John Williams</a> 1827-28 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cannon.html#280.49.63">Newton Cannon</a> 1829-31 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcclelland-mcclory.html#495.96.97">Abraham McClelland</a> 1829-33 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jennison-jewell.html#793.00.88">Robert Jetton</a> 1831-33 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/adams8.html#497.88.88">Stephen Adams</a> 1833-34 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cannon.html#092.21.92">Robert Cannon</a> 1833-35 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trippe-trumbo.html#522.19.90">William Trousdale</a> 1835-36 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bradby-bradish.html#345.24.66">Alexander Blackburn Bradford</a> 1837 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones4.html#867.46.20">George W. Jones</a> 1839-41 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/yatron-yontes.html#080.99.60">Henderson King Yoakum</a> 1839 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones8.html#250.18.64">Thomas M. Jones</a> 1840 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/foster.html#646.20.08">Robert Coleman Foster, Jr.</a> 1841-43 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson1.html#846.03.55">Andrew Johnson</a> 1841 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/martin1.html#364.95.09">Barclay Martin</a> 1841-43 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/anderson5.html#280.59.61">Josiah M. Anderson</a> 1843-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cochrane-coey.html#019.23.08">John Cocke</a> 1843 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/culler-culpepper.html#808.04.03">William Cullom</a> 1843-47 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lenahan-leonad.html#598.86.23">Isaac Thomas Lenoir</a> 1845-47 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/matthewson-maxson.html#720.64.25">Abram Poindexter Maury</a> 1845-46 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/watt-wattles.html#063.00.10">Harvey M. Watterson</a> 1845-47 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harris4.html#927.21.20">Isham G. Harris</a> 1847 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hayford-haynsworth.html#056.13.32">Landon C. Haynes</a> 1847 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gard-gardlock.html#775.83.25">Erasmus Lee Gardenhire</a> 1849-51 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/zimmermann-zywicki.html#450.87.60">Felix K. Zollicoffer</a> 1849 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fite-fitzgarrald.html#480.50.11">Samuel McClary Fite</a> 1850 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meekins-mellen.html#581.68.65">Return J. Meigs III</a> 1850 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dunlap.html#645.33.97">William Claiborne Dunlap</a> 1851-57 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/caldwell.html#870.91.61">Robert Porter Caldwell</a> 1855-56 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chastain-chenet.html#903.46.01">Edward S. Cheatham</a> 1855-57 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whitten-wickware.html#697.17.21">Washington C. Whitthorne</a> 1855-58 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/athon-atkins.html#476.14.63">John DeWitt Clinton Atkins</a> 1857 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mena-mercado.html#078.22.76">Thomas Menees</a> 1857 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heisel-hellyer.html#757.00.90">Joseph Brown Heiskell</a> 1858 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/butler7.html#884.57.28">Roderick R. Butler</a> 1859 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcclelland-mcclory.html#046.85.70">George R. McClelland</a> 1859-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barretto-barrows.html#473.59.57">Washington Barrow</a> 1860-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chastain-chenet.html#903.46.01">Edward S. Cheatham</a> 1861-63 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/randolph.html#835.39.26">James Henry Randolph</a> 1865 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/case.html#904.82.30">Almon Case</a> 1867 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith9.html#656.96.93">William J. Smith</a> 1867-69 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cooper.html#565.86.57">Henry Cooper</a> 1869 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/estevan-evanoff.html#663.79.31">Emerson Etheridge</a> 1869-70 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pettitt-pezzulo.html#349.94.84">Balie Peyton</a> 1869-70 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcconnell.html#747.24.41">Newton W. McConnell</a> 1870 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/buffum-bulloch.html#749.75.17">Robert M. Bugg</a> 1871-72 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gibson.html#997.74.14">Henry R. Gibson</a> 1871-72 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/richardson.html#281.11.42">James D. Richardson</a> 1873-74 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tillman.html#819.59.34">James D. Tillman</a> 1873 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/neal.html#443.17.94">John R. Neal</a> 1878-81 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor9.html#827.35.79">Zachary Taylor</a> 1881-83 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/suvacki-swampfox.html#837.43.95">Thomas J. R. Swafford</a> 1884 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith9.html#656.96.93">William J. Smith</a> 1885-87 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/caldwell.html#364.20.85">William Parker Caldwell</a> 1891-93 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hale.html#717.81.48">Nathan W. Hale</a> 1893-95 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tillman.html#819.59.34">James D. Tillman</a> 1893 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/houghtaling-housley.html#557.05.49">John C. Houk</a> 1896 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mann.html#711.44.30">Horace A. Mann</a> 1897-1901 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/paca-paganelli.html#939.77.22">Lemuel P. Padgett</a> 1899-1900 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/seldenright-semrow.html#657.85.81">Sam R. Sells</a> 1900 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/byrns-byrum.html#622.00.84">Joseph W. Byrns</a> 1901 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tillman.html#819.59.34">James D. Tillman</a> 1901 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/adams1.html#738.09.84">A. A. Adams</a> 1903-05 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/garrett.html#405.22.80">Daniel E. Garrett</a> 1903-05 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ashlock-athelston.html#638.84.48">Augustus H. Askew</a> 1909-13 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/adams1.html#738.09.84">A. A. Adams</a> 1911-13 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mayne-mcallen.html#277.71.82">Hill McAlister</a> 1911-13 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fisher.html#108.51.00">Hubert Fisher</a> 1913-14 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/anderson4.html#257.40.58">Hugh Crump Anderson</a> 1915 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/berry.html#471.01.56">Tyler Berry</a> 1915-17 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bryan.html#522.59.40">Eugene J. Bryan</a> 1921-25 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chandler.html#970.55.60">Walter Chandler</a> 1921-23 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gagliardi-gainer.html#726.86.51">Frank Hoyt Gailor</a> 1923 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barry.html#691.04.07">William Francis Barry</a> 1927-31 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/overton-ovington.html#735.78.12">Watkins Overton</a> 1927 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/anderson4.html#702.70.18">H. C. Anderson</a> 1931-33 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boyd.html#206.24.50">Marion S. Boyd</a> 1935 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/aikens-albree.html#425.11.22">Hughlon Akin</a> 1937-39 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cooper.html#189.00.52">Prentice Cooper</a> 1937 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bola-bonbright.html#114.37.22">James L. Bomar, Jr.</a> 1947-48 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allen2.html#896.57.04">Clifford Robertson Allen</a> 1949-51 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allen2.html#896.57.04">Clifford Robertson Allen</a> 1955-59 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fulton.html#311.35.13">Richard H. Fulton</a> 1959-60 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bola-bonbright.html#114.37.22">James L. Bomar, Jr.</a> 1963-64 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams1.html#565.97.73">Avon N. Williams, Jr.</a> 1968-90 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/seys-shady.html#503.55.09">Thomas Raymond Shadden</a> 1970 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/asbjornson-ashlay.html#135.31.05">Victor Ashe</a> 1975-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bondurant-boog.html#949.09.33">William H. Boner</a> 1976-78 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burket-burnet.html#159.08.30">Tommy Burks</a> 1979-98 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cohen.html#709.87.79">Steve Cohen</a> 1983-2006 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis6.html#197.19.63">Lincoln Davis</a> 1996-2002 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blackburn.html#606.41.78">Marsha Blackburn</a> 1998-2002 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/black.html#154.57.24">Diane Black</a> 2005-10 <li> 1st District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brooks.html#473.79.98">Hubert C. Brooks</a> 1947 <li> 2nd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/buckalew-buckles.html#659.94.36">William Buckles</a> 1947 <li> 3rd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/west-westbrook.html#403.14.04">John Lee West</a> 1947 <li> 4th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith7.html#844.70.21">R. W. Smith</a> 1947 <li> 5th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/giddey-gilberson.html#989.42.87">Ed Giffin</a> 1947 <li> 6th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/callan-came.html#947.72.17">Hugh Callaway</a> 1947 <li> 7th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cartier-cascione.html#890.36.29">J. P. Cartwright</a> 1947 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/campbell-cannington.html#272.84.46">Stacey Campfield</a> 2010-14 <li> 8th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/curry.html#688.52.85">J. Clifford Curry</a> 1947 <li> 9th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kelm-kemmer.html#200.13.02">Robert W. Kemmer</a> 1947 <li> 10th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/renaud-republican.html#426.83.30">J. H. Reneau, Jr.</a> 1947 <li> 11th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wiseham-wismer.html#213.39.44">Roy Wiseman</a> 1947 <li> 12th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cummings.html#517.60.41">James H. Cummings</a> 1947 <li> 13th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hackley-hagenbarth.html#144.50.91">Willard Hagan</a> 1947 <li> 14th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/west-westbrook.html#023.52.86">Aubrey L. West</a> 1947 <li> 15th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/peaslee-pechous.html#875.42.76">Austin Peay, Jr.</a> 1947 <li> 16th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cochran.html#341.23.18">Carmack Cochran</a> 1947 <li> 17th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/white5.html#581.62.03">J. Olin White</a> 1947 <li> 19th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hawkins.html#462.91.75">Hale Hawkins</a> 1947 <li> 20th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lockyer-loftus.html#256.03.76">E. E. Loftin</a> 1947 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hicks.html#259.31.43">John T. Hicks</a> 1977-93 <li> 21st District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thomason-thomasson.html#667.29.72">John S. Thomason</a> 1947 <li> 22nd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gordon.html#136.48.66">Hayes Gordon</a> 1947 <li> 23rd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wiseham-wismer.html#449.29.43">W. H. Wiseman</a> 1947 <li> 24th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cremeans-crocheron.html#527.12.18">G. C. 'Buck' Crider</a> 1947 <li> 25th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/benton.html#308.65.11">George O. Benton</a> 1947-51 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/spriggs-springweiler.html#217.54.12">Kenneth N. Springer</a> 1981-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/spriggs-springweiler.html#217.54.12">Kenneth N. Springer</a> 1991-2000 <li> 26th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/locker-lockport.html#716.23.37">Wyly C. Lockhart</a> 1947 <li> 27th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/athon-atkins.html#112.34.33">Z. D. Atkins</a> 1947 <li> 28th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fields.html#228.76.51">Charles B. Fields</a> 1947 <li> 29th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moss.html#976.50.86">Clark P. Moss</a> 1947 <li> 30th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trump-tuck.html#687.46.52">Blanchard Tual</a> 1947 <li> 31st District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bright-britten.html#357.49.58">James Brister</a> 1947 <li> 32nd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pinkerton-pittoni.html#812.30.68">Perry Pipkin</a> 1947 <li> 33rd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scotten-scruton.html#135.48.29">Harry U. Scruggs</a> 1947 </ul> <p> <b>Events and Candidates</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <li> 1800 Mar 21: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blount.html#176.99.22">William Blount</a>, died in office. <li> 1867 Jan 11: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/case.html#904.82.30">Almon Case</a>, died in office. <li> 1884: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/monroney-montfort.html#897.47.10">Joseph D. Montedonico</a>, elected. <li> 1884 Oct 17: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/suvacki-swampfox.html#837.43.95">Thomas J. R. Swafford</a>, died in office. <li> 1902: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/garrett.html#405.22.80">Daniel E. Garrett</a>, elected. <li> 1904: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/garrett.html#405.22.80">Daniel E. Garrett</a>, elected. <li> 1915 Mar 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/anderson4.html#257.40.58">Hugh Crump Anderson</a>, died in office. <li> 1946 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brooks.html#473.79.98">Hubert C. Brooks</a>, elected unopposed. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/buckalew-buckles.html#659.94.36">William Buckles</a>, elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/quiles-quinlivan.html#819.26.49">Joseph H. Quillen</a>, defeated. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/west-westbrook.html#403.14.04">John Lee West</a>, elected unopposed. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith7.html#844.70.21">R. W. Smith</a>, elected unopposed. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/giddey-gilberson.html#989.42.87">Ed Giffin</a>, elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mann.html#505.68.35">Robert Taylor Mann</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/graves.html#545.55.49">Andrew Jackson Graves</a>, defeated. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/callan-came.html#947.72.17">Hugh Callaway</a>, elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/crowninshield-crystal.html#114.00.94">James G. Crumbliss</a>, defeated. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cartier-cascione.html#890.36.29">J. P. Cartwright</a>, elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stuart.html#431.44.45">Hardwick Stuart</a>, defeated. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/curry.html#688.52.85">J. Clifford Curry</a>, elected unopposed. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kelm-kemmer.html#200.13.02">Robert W. Kemmer</a>, elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wyatt.html#233.37.60">Brownlow R. Wyatt</a>, defeated. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/renaud-republican.html#426.83.30">J. H. Reneau, Jr.</a>, elected unopposed. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wiseham-wismer.html#213.39.44">Roy Wiseman</a>, elected unopposed. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cummings.html#517.60.41">James H. Cummings</a>, elected unopposed. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hackley-hagenbarth.html#144.50.91">Willard Hagan</a>, elected unopposed. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/west-westbrook.html#023.52.86">Aubrey L. West</a>, elected unopposed. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/peaslee-pechous.html#875.42.76">Austin Peay, Jr.</a>, elected unopposed. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cochran.html#341.23.18">Carmack Cochran</a>, elected unopposed. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/white5.html#581.62.03">J. Olin White</a>, elected unopposed. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bola-bonbright.html#114.37.22">James L. Bomar, Jr.</a> (Dem), elected unopposed. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hawkins.html#462.91.75">Hale Hawkins</a>, elected unopposed. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lockyer-loftus.html#256.03.76">E. E. Loftin</a>, elected unopposed. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thomason-thomasson.html#667.29.72">John S. Thomason</a>, elected unopposed. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gordon.html#136.48.66">Hayes Gordon</a>, elected unopposed. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wiseham-wismer.html#449.29.43">W. H. Wiseman</a>, elected unopposed. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cremeans-crocheron.html#527.12.18">G. C. 'Buck' Crider</a>, elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boarman-bodziak.html#959.02.29">W. W. Boaz</a>, defeated. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/benton.html#308.65.11">George O. Benton</a>, elected unopposed. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/locker-lockport.html#716.23.37">Wyly C. Lockhart</a>, elected unopposed. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/athon-atkins.html#112.34.33">Z. D. Atkins</a>, elected unopposed. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fields.html#228.76.51">Charles B. Fields</a>, elected unopposed. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moss.html#976.50.86">Clark P. Moss</a>, elected unopposed. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trump-tuck.html#687.46.52">Blanchard Tual</a>, elected unopposed. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bright-britten.html#357.49.58">James Brister</a>, elected unopposed. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pinkerton-pittoni.html#812.30.68">Perry Pipkin</a>, elected unopposed. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scotten-scruton.html#135.48.29">Harry U. Scruggs</a>, elected unopposed. <li> 1974 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nason-nazaire.html#787.00.42">Marshall T. Nave</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/palmer.html#426.58.86">Marion Palmer</a> (Dem), defeated. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/garland.html#559.38.76">Tom Garland</a> (Rep), elected unopposed. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hooper.html#883.86.89">Ben W. Hooper III</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ruble-ruggero.html#124.69.99">John M. Rucker, Jr.</a> (Dem), defeated. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bailhache-bakanatch.html#902.49.46">Ray R. Baird</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/timmons-tittmann.html#404.37.04">Paul D. Tindell</a> (Rep), defeated. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/asbjornson-ashlay.html#691.37.48">Martha Ashe</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/castleberry-catone.html#315.28.54">Betty Cathey</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/comeau-compromiser.html#876.73.10">Jack Comer</a> (Ind), defeated. <li> 1998 Oct 19: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burket-burnet.html#159.08.30">Tommy Burks</a>, died in office. <li> 1998 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burket-burnet.html#827.84.60">Charlotte Gentry Burks</a>, elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/looney-lorch.html#888.54.94">Byron Low Tax Looper</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1998: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/joyes-judah.html#907.29.05">Denise Houston Joyner</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 2000 Apr 12: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/spriggs-springweiler.html#217.54.12">Kenneth N. 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