1974Final results
1974 election for Tennessee House District 37
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Shelby Rhinehart (D) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Howard Swafford (R) by 26.6 points.
Shelby RhinehartDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.3%7,272
Howard SwaffordRepublican
36.7%4,212
11,484 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