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1980Final results

1980 election for Tennessee House District 70

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Herman Wolfe (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Jimmy Walker (D) by 13.3 points.

Herman WolfeRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.6%8,713
Jimmy WalkerDemocrat
43.4%6,672
15,385 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 1980

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