1970Final results
1970 Democratic primary for Tennessee Senate District 5
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Ray Baird (D) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Forrest Bridges (D) by 24.6 points.
Ray BairdDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.3%6,716
Forrest BridgesDemocrat
37.7%4,060
10,776 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET