1970Final results

1970 Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives: Sumner

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

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Melvin Briley (D) won with 75.3% of the vote, defeating James S. Patrick Jr. (D) by 50.6 points.

Melvin BrileyDemocrat · winner · incumbent

75.3%6,119

24.7%2,006

8,125 votes

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