1970Final results
1970 election for Tennessee House District 22
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Orman West (D) won with 79.2% of the vote, defeating James R. Tolley (Ind) by 58.3 points.
Orman WestDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.2%6,884
James R. TolleyIndependent
20.8%1,812
8,696 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