1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 37
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
James Lanier (D) won with 29.5% of the vote, defeating J. S. Scott (D) by 6.5 points.
James LanierDemocrat · winner
29.5%7,630
Frank GarnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.3%6,816
J. S. ScottDemocrat
22.9%5,944
John W. PalmerDemocrat · incumbent
21.3%5,514
25,904 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET