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1970Final results

1970 election for Tennessee Senate District 23

Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee

William J. Peeler (D) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Libby Fryer (R) by 37.3 points.

William J. PeelerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.7%20,908
Libby FryerRepublican
31.3%9,544
30,452 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

Races before and after

EvenR+2.81978D+1.11986R+4.71990R+17.51994R+33.61998R+18.52006

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