1970Final results
1970 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 23
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Cletus W. Williams (D) won with 45.9% of the vote, defeating Marshall Ledbetter Sr. (D) by 11.2 points.
Cletus W. WilliamsDemocrat · winner
45.9%7,289
Marshall Ledbetter Sr.Democrat
34.7%5,518
William A. Richardson Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
19.4%3,075
15,882 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET