1970Final results
1970 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 12
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Shelby Rhinehart (D) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating William Hawk (D) by 13.9 points.
Shelby RhinehartDemocrat · winner
56.9%2,914
William HawkDemocrat
43.1%2,204
5,118 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET