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Tennessee House of Representatives seat · former district

Tennessee House District SHELBY 6

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

1970 election

Nov 3, 1970
  1. Ira H. Murphy (D) · won · incumbent93.8%
  2. Melvin Cummings (R)6.2%

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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
1970Ira H. Murphy (D)Melvin Cummings (R)87.7
1968Ira H. Murphy (D)—Unopposed

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