1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1970 Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives: Gibson

Name: 1970 Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives: Gibson
Start: 1970-08-01
Location: Tennessee

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Wayne Hunt (D) won with 40.2% of the vote, defeating Gayle Malone (D) by 6.6 points.

Wayne HuntDemocrat · winner

40.2%3,226

Gayle MaloneDemocrat · incumbent

33.6%2,696

26.2%2,107

8,029 votes

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