1970Final results
1970 election for Tennessee House District 1
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Bill Bowers (R) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Leroy Bible (D) by 29.2 points.
Bill BowersRepublican · winner
64.6%13,860
Leroy BibleDemocrat
35.4%7,587
21,447 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
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET