1970Final results

1970 Republican primary for Tennessee Senate District 9

Name: 1970 Republican primary for Tennessee Senate District 9
Start: 1970-08-01
Location: Tennessee

Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee

Calvin L. Cannon (R) won with 76.9% of the vote, defeating Basil H. Nunley (R) by 53.7 points.

Calvin L. CannonRepublican · winner · incumbent

76.9%8,849

23.1%2,662

11,511 votes

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