1970Final results
1970 election for Tennessee House District 30
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Edward Bailey (R) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Ernest E. Rhodes (Ind) by 18.4 points.
Edward BaileyRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.2%9,185
Ernest E. RhodesIndependent
40.8%6,325
15,510 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