1970Final results
1970 election for Tennessee House of Representatives: Davidson 8
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
James Marvin Hopper (R) won with 49.3% of the vote, defeating John P. Brown Jr. (D) by 5.0 points.
James Marvin HopperRepublican · winner
49.3%9,884
John P. Brown Jr.Democrat
44.2%8,872
Steven VassaloIndependent
6.5%1,311
20,067 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)