1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1970 election for Tennessee House of Representatives: Shelby 5

Name: 1970 election for Tennessee House of Representatives: Shelby 5
Start: 1970-11-03
Location: Tennessee

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Harold Ford (D) won with 73.7% of the vote, defeating James I. Taylor (OTH) by 47.3 points.

Harold FordDemocrat · winner

73.7%7,441

James I. TaylorOther party · incumbent

26.3%2,662

10,103 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET