1970Final results
1970 election for Tennessee Senate District 9
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Calvin L. Cannon (R) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating David K. Watson (D) by 19.6 points.
Calvin L. CannonRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.8%18,747
David K. WatsonDemocrat
40.2%12,604
31,351 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