1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Tennessee Senate District 27
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
William J. Davis (Oth) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating George Gracey (D) by 16.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
William J. DavisOther party · winner
58.3%12,659
George GraceyDemocrat · incumbent
41.7%9,065
21,725 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET