1970Final results
1970 Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives: Shelby 8
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Russell X. Thompson (D) won with 41.0% of the vote, defeating Paul H. Darian (D) by 11.0 points.
Russell X. ThompsonDemocrat · winner
41.0%1,724
Paul H. DarianDemocrat
30.0%1,260
David L. Elion Jr.Democrat
19.9%837
Edwin C. L. LenowDemocrat
9.0%380
4,201 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET