1970Final results
1970 Democratic primary for Tennessee Senate District 23
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
William J. Peeler (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating W. Lunn McKeel (D) by 9.9 points.
William J. PeelerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.9%11,954
W. Lunn McKeelDemocrat
45.1%9,808
21,762 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET