The 1970 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 3, 1970. Republican Bill Brock defeated Democratic incumbent Albert Gore, Sr. who ran for a fourth term. With Brock's victory, Republicans held both of Tennessee's U.S. Senate seats for the first time since Reconstruction in 1871. He was also the first Republican to hold this seat since 1875.
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 County results Brock: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Gore: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Primary
editRepublican
edit9.8% of the voting age population participated in the Republican primary.[1]
Democratic
edit21.9% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.[1]
Major candidates
editDemocratic
edit- Albert Gore, Sr., Incumbent U.S. Senator since 1953
Republican
edit- Bill Brock, U.S. Representative
- Tex Ritter, country singer
- J. Durelle Boles
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Brock | 176,073 | 74.86% | |
| Republican | Tex Ritter | 54,401 | 23.05% | |
| Republican | J. Durelle Boles | 4,942 | 2.09% | |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Brock | 562,645 | 51.29 | |
| Democratic | Albert Gore Sr. (Incumbent) | 519,858 | 47.39 | |
| American Independent | Cecil Pitard | 8,691 | 0.79 | |
| Independent | Dan R. East | 5,845 | 0.53 | |
| None | Scattering | 2 | 0.00 | |
| Majority | 42,787 | 3.90 | ||
| Turnout | 1,097,041 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Steed, Moreland & Baker 1980, p. 22.
- ^ "TN US Senate - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - TN US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1970".
Works cited
edit- Steed, Robert; Moreland, Laurence; Baker, Tod, eds. (1980). Party Politics in the South. Praeger Publishers. ISBN 0030565863.