1982Final results
1982 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 70
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Robert V. Gafford (D) won with 35.8% of the vote, defeating J. Mack Chandler (D) by 3.1 points.
Robert V. GaffordDemocrat · winner
35.8%3,655
J. Mack ChandlerDemocrat
32.8%3,342
Kenneth R. TurnbowDemocrat
16.5%1,687
Buford W. EvansDemocrat
14.9%1,517
10,201 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET