1972Final results
1972 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 70
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
A. D. Caldwell (D) won with 79.0% of the vote, defeating Paul Simpson (D) by 58.0 points.
A. D. CaldwellDemocrat · winner
79.0%2,675
Paul SimpsonDemocrat
21.0%711
3,386 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET