1970Final results

1970 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 19

Name: 1970 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 19
Start: 1970-08-01
Location: Tennessee

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

John C. Bomar (D) won with 37.5% of the vote, defeating Shields Templeton (D) by 20.6 points.

John C. BomarDemocrat · winner

37.5%9,946

W. R. Lowe Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent

36.4%9,656

16.8%4,471

9.3%2,474

26,547 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET