1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Tennessee House of Representatives: Davidson 10
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Earl C. Shacklett Jr. (D) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating William L. Scholes (R) by 24.9 points.
Earl C. Shacklett Jr.Democrat · winner
61.7%8,596
William L. ScholesRepublican · incumbent
36.8%5,127
Porter FreemanIndependent
1.6%219
13,942 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Earl C. Shacklett Jr. (D)William L. Scholes (R)
Also on the ballot: Porter Freeman (Independent), 1.6%