1970Final results
1970 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 27
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Roscoe Pickering (D) won with 37.6% of the vote, defeating Reber P. Kennedy (D) by 17.3 points.
Roscoe PickeringDemocrat · winner · incumbent
37.6%6,197
Riley DarnellDemocrat · winner
23.7%3,910
Reber P. KennedyDemocrat
20.3%3,342
R. Murry Hawkins Jr.Democrat
18.4%3,026
16,475 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET