1974Final results
1974 election for Tennessee House District 3
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Herbert J. Denton Jr. (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Ralph Yelton (D) by 7.7 points.
Herbert J. Denton Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
53.9%5,332
Ralph YeltonDemocrat
46.1%4,569
9,901 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET