1972Final results
1972 election for Tennessee House District 70
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Ray Bodiford (R) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating A. D. Caldwell (D) by 23.8 points.
Ray BodifordRepublican · winner
61.9%7,564
A. D. CaldwellDemocrat
38.1%4,655
12,219 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET