1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1970 Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives: Shelby 5

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

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Harold Ford (D) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating James I. Taylor (D) by 25.0 points.

Harold FordDemocrat · winner

62.5%3,911

James I. TaylorDemocrat · incumbent

37.5%2,349

6,260 votes

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