1970Final results

1970 Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives: Shelby 10

Name: 1970 Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives: Shelby 10
Start: 1970-08-01
Location: Tennessee

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

James H. White (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Joseph Tagg Jr. (D) by 9.1 points.

James H. WhiteDemocrat · winner

54.6%1,434

45.4%1,194

2,628 votes

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