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1974Final results

1974 election for Tennessee House District 70

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Ray Bodiford (R) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Michael J. Lowry (D) by 20.0 points.

Ray BodifordRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.0%7,293
40.0%4,865
12,158 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

EvenR+5.11976R+4.51978R+13.31980D+20.01982D+44.01986D+11.21990

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