1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 18
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
James H. Cummings (D) won with 42.2% of the vote, defeating Ewing Smith Jr. (D) by 19.0 points.
James H. CummingsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
42.2%7,532
John BraggDemocrat · winner
34.5%6,160
Ewing Smith Jr.Democrat · incumbent
23.3%4,150
17,842 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET