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2012Final results

2012 election for Tennessee House District 70

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Barry Doss (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Calvin Moore (D) by 6.1 points.

Barry DossRepublican · winner
51.1%11,496
Calvin MooreDemocrat
45.0%10,120
John C. JohnsonIndependent
3.8%863
22,479 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenR+25.72006R+50.82008R+28.22010R+6.12012R+42.22016R+54.82018

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

The candidates

Barry Doss (R)Calvin Moore (D)

Also on the ballot: John C. Johnson (Independent), 3.8%