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1970Final results

1970 election for Tennessee House of Representatives: Sullivan 3

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Herbert J. Denton Jr. (R) won re-election with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Vaughn Brewer (D) by 1.1 points.

Herbert J. Denton Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
50.6%6,054
Vaughn BrewerDemocrat
49.4%5,921
11,975 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

EvenR+19.51968R+1.11970

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

The candidates

Herbert J. Denton Jr. (R)Vaughn Brewer (D)