1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Tennessee House District 33
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Rollie A. Byrd (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating W. H. Walker (R) by 0.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Rollie A. ByrdDemocrat · winner
50.2%3,792
W. H. WalkerRepublican · incumbent
49.8%3,763
7,555 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