1970Final results
1970 primary for Tennessee House District 1
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Bill Bowers (R) won with 37.5% of the vote, defeating Leroy Bible (R) by 8.9 points.
Bill BowersRepublican · winner
37.5%5,951
Leroy BibleRepublican
28.6%4,533
Frank ParsleyRepublican
19.0%3,007
John R. JonesRepublican
14.9%2,363
15,854 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET