1970Final results
1970 election for Tennessee House District 2
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Bruce Hurley (R) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Charles Hawthorne (Ind) by 12.5 points.
Bruce HurleyRepublican · winner
56.3%5,759
Charles HawthorneIndependent
43.7%4,476
10,235 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