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1970Final results

1970 election for Tennessee House of Representatives: Shelby 1

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Leonard Dunavant (R) won re-election with 66.6% of the vote, defeating Larry G. Pegrim (D) by 35.3 points.

Leonard DunavantRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.6%9,212
Larry G. PegrimDemocrat
31.3%4,326
Frank Burt Jr.Other party
2.1%284
13,822 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+26.31968R+35.31970

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

The candidates

Leonard Dunavant (R)Larry G. Pegrim (D)

Also on the ballot: Frank Burt Jr. (Other party), 2.1%