1970Final results
1970 election for Tennessee House of Representatives: Shelby 13
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
W. G. Weldon (R) won re-election with 77.1% of the vote, defeating John S. Garavelli (D) by 54.1 points.
W. G. WeldonRepublican · winner · incumbent
77.1%7,438
John S. GaravelliDemocrat
22.9%2,214
9,652 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)