1970Final resultsSpecial election
1970 special election for Tennessee Senate District 32
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Hugh W. Stanton Jr. (R) won with 81.7% of the vote, defeating Hawthorne Wallis (D) by 63.3 points.
Hugh W. Stanton Jr.Republican · winner
81.7%30,017
Hawthorne WallisDemocrat
18.3%6,743
36,760 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1970
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)