Tennessee House of Representatives seat · former district

Tennessee House District KNOX 8

2 elections since 1968: Democrats won 0, Republicans 2.

1970 election

Nov 3, 1970
  1. Loy Smith (R) · won89.4%
  2. Glenn L. Collins (IND)10.6%

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

Every election for this seat

2 races since 1968.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
1970Loy Smith (R)Glenn L. Collins (I)78.9
1968Ralph K. Adcock (R)—Unopposed

Primaries: 1970 Republican primary · 1968 Republican primary

Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)