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1970Final results

1970 election for Tennessee House of Representatives: Anderson

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

James Elkins (R) won re-election with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Lilly Rose Claiborne (D) by 9.3 points.

James ElkinsRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.1%9,162
Lilly Rose ClaiborneDemocrat
42.8%7,523
James A. Slice Jr.Other party
5.1%899
17,584 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

The seat's recent races

EvenR+6.11968R+9.31970

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

James Elkins (R)Lilly Rose Claiborne (D)James A. Slice Jr. (OTH)