1970Final results
1970 Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives: Hamblen
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Howard S. Spoone (R) won with 46.9% of the vote, defeating Delmus Trent (R) by 1.3 points.
Howard S. SpooneRepublican · winner
46.9%1,790
Delmus TrentRepublican
45.6%1,741
E. H. EnglishRepublican
7.5%285
3,816 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET