1970Final results
1970 election for Tennessee House District 26
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Leonard Martin (D) won with 80.8% of the vote, defeating Lurton Powers (R) by 61.6 points.
Leonard MartinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.8%8,777
Lurton PowersRepublican
19.2%2,083
10,860 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