1970Final results

1970 Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives: Hamilton 5

Name: 1970 Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives: Hamilton 5
Start: 1970-08-01
Location: Tennessee

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Laban Defriese (D) won with 48.9% of the vote, defeating John Alley (D) by 9.7 points.

Laban DefrieseDemocrat · winner

48.9%1,263

39.1%1,011

12.0%311

2,585 votes

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