1970Final results
1970 Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives: Davidson 6
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Michael Murphy (D) won with 48.2% of the vote, defeating Robert A. Arning (D) by 20.1 points.
Michael MurphyDemocrat · winner
48.2%3,359
Robert A. ArningDemocrat
28.0%1,955
Bart W. HowardDemocrat
23.8%1,661
6,975 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET