1970Final results
1970 election for Tennessee House of Representatives: Shelby 9
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
William V. Lawson (R) won re-election with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Thomas Troope (D) by 18.4 points.
William V. LawsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.2%4,596
Thomas TroopeDemocrat
40.8%3,167
7,763 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)