1970Final results
1970 election for Tennessee House of Representatives: Shelby 4
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Tommy Powell (D) won re-election with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Neal Small (R) by 21.3 points.
Tommy PowellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.7%7,760
Neal SmallRepublican
38.4%4,986
George BoydOther party
1.9%252
12,998 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)