1970Final results

1970 Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives: Shelby 11

Name: 1970 Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives: Shelby 11
Start: 1970-08-01
Location: Tennessee

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Alvin King (D) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating George A. Dowdy (D) by 16.7 points.

Alvin KingDemocrat · winner · incumbent

58.3%3,028

41.7%2,163

5,191 votes

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