1970Final results
1970 election for Tennessee House of Representatives: Shelby 10
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
John D. Peeples Jr. (R) won re-election with 51.3% of the vote, defeating James H. White (D) by 2.6 points.
John D. Peeples Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
51.3%4,106
James H. WhiteDemocrat
48.7%3,895
8,001 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)