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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.
Several prominent Democrats ran in the Democratic primary. The most prominent was probably 1970 gubernatorial nominee John Jay Hooker; somewhat surprisingly to most observers however, the winner of the primary was Jim Sasser, who had managed Albert Gore Sr.'s 1970 re-election campaign.
Prior to his Senate re-election run, Brock was among those considered to replace Nelson Rockefeller as President Gerald Ford's running mate in the 1976 election.[1][2]
- ^ "Again, Connally for Veep?". Time. August 2, 1976. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2009.
- ^ United Press International, Ford Lists Possible 1976 Running Mates, Bangor Daily News, January 23, 1976.