1970Final results
1970 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 17
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Tommy Burks (D) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating O. T. Brown (D) by 21.3 points.
Tommy BurksDemocrat · winner
50.4%3,965
O. T. BrownDemocrat
29.0%2,286
Joe DyerDemocrat
13.9%1,097
Henry BullardDemocrat
6.6%522
7,870 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET