For Details of election results by precinct within the localities, click the appropriate locality links in the summary table below.
| 38th Senatorial District | |||||
| G R RIFE (R) | J R WARD (I) | P P PUCKETT (D) | WRITE INS | Total Votes | |
| BLAND COUNTY | 603 | 32 | 413 | 0 | 1,048 |
| BUCHANAN COUNTY | 2,902 | 650 | 2,830 | 1 | 6,383 |
| RUSSELL COUNTY | 1,218 | 183 | 4,364 | 0 | 5,765 |
| TAZEWELL COUNTY | 2,745 | 316 | 3,676 | 1 | 6,738 |
| WASHINGTON COUNTY | 511 | 21 | 743 | 0 | 1,275 |
| WYTHE COUNTY | 1,892 | 91 | 1,644 | 2 | 3,629 |
| TOTALS | 9,871 | 1,293 | 13,670 | 4 | 24,838 |
| Percentages | 39.74% | 5.21% | 55.04% | 0.02% | 100.00% |
