1970Final results
1970 Democratic primary for Tennessee Senate District 15
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
William D. Baird (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating John M. Steinhauer (D) by 25.1 points.
William D. BairdDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.7%11,173
John M. SteinhauerDemocrat
25.5%5,629
Richard J. BroadheadDemocrat
23.8%5,245
22,047 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET