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1970 election for Tennessee House of Representatives: Shelby 3

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Charles R. Ashford (R) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Patrick Johnson Jr. (D) by 4.6 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.

Charles R. AshfordRepublican · winner
51.4%8,112
Patrick Johnson Jr.Democrat
46.8%7,393
Vincent BrunoOther party
1.8%288
15,793 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+1.41968R+4.61970

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

The candidates

Charles R. Ashford (R)Patrick Johnson Jr. (D)

Also on the ballot: Vincent Bruno (Other party), 1.8%