1970Final results

1970 election for Tennessee House of Representatives: Hamilton 3

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

S. Richard Holcomb (D) won re-election with 64.6% of the vote, defeating John L. Jones (R) by 29.3 points.

S. Richard HolcombDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.6%3,451
John L. JonesRepublican
35.4%1,889
5,340 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

EvenD+35.61968D+29.31970

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