1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Tennessee House District 24
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
2 seats: Carter Witt (D), John A. Roberts (D) won.
2 seatsCarter WittDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.9%6,893
John A. RobertsDemocrat · winner
19.8%5,713
Garfield CarvellIndependent
14.9%4,307
Zeno LindseyIndependent
13.9%4,028
J. P. KimbrellIndependent · incumbent
10.3%2,976
Floyd E. Rushing Jr.Republican
8.7%2,504
Terrell WallsIndependent
8.6%2,480
28,901 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