1970Final results
1970 election for Tennessee House of Representatives: Shelby 7
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Elbert Gill (D) won re-election with 67.8% of the vote, defeating William Dawkins (R) by 37.7 points.
Elbert GillDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.8%8,788
William DawkinsRepublican
30.1%3,906
Gordon WylieOther party
2.0%264
12,958 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET