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Election 1970 Results

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1970 US Senate election in Tennessee

William E. Brock III (Republican) beat Al Gore Sr. (Democrat) in Tennessee in 1970, 51.3% to 47.4%, a margin of 3.9 points and 42,787 votes.

Tennessee changed party: in 1964 it went Democratic, for Al Gore Sr.

Republicans led in 53 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 42. The largest, Shelby, cast 199,912 votes and went to the Republican by 9.5 points. The closest was Sequatchie, where 19 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William E. Brock III won	Republican	562,645	51.3%
Al Gore Sr.	Democratic	519,858	47.4%
All other candidates		14,538	1.3%
Total		1,097,041

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Shelby	89,487 44.8%	108,440 54.2%	1,985	199,912	R+9.5
Davidson	74,940 57.9%	53,836 41.6%	618	129,394	D+16.3
Knox	31,458 41.8%	42,878 56.9%	963	75,299	R+15.2
Hamilton	26,529 38.5%	41,632 60.5%	684	68,845	R+21.9
Sullivan	12,975 38.9%	19,753 59.2%	639	33,367	R+20.3
Washington	6,534 33.2%	12,718 64.7%	405	19,657	R+31.5
Anderson	9,780 51.1%	9,061 47.3%	302	19,143	D+3.8
Blount	7,014 36.7%	11,894 62.3%	187	19,095	R+25.6
Madison	6,291 34.3%	11,553 63.0%	480	18,324	R+28.7
Sumner	9,442 61.1%	5,913 38.2%	110	15,465	D+22.8
Rutherford	9,148 60.7%	5,672 37.6%	250	15,070	D+23.1
Gibson	5,351 42.6%	6,938 55.3%	267	12,556	R+12.6
Carter	3,447 27.6%	8,811 70.7%	209	12,467	R+43.0
Montgomery	7,999 66.3%	3,995 33.1%	70	12,064	D+33.2
Bradley	4,022 33.9%	7,602 64.0%	248	11,872	R+30.2
Maury	6,578 55.6%	5,172 43.7%	72	11,822	D+11.9
Greene	3,975 33.9%	7,650 65.3%	86	11,711	R+31.4
Roane	5,357 46.8%	5,920 51.7%	175	11,452	R+4.9
McMinn	4,451 40.6%	6,454 58.9%	47	10,952	R+18.3
Wilson	6,551 63.6%	3,598 34.9%	153	10,302	D+28.7
Putnam	6,261 61.4%	3,716 36.4%	228	10,205	D+24.9
Hamblen	3,675 37.1%	6,167 62.3%	54	9,896	R+25.2
Williamson	5,087 52.3%	4,466 45.9%	180	9,733	D+6.4
Lawrence	4,607 47.4%	4,848 49.9%	262	9,717	R+2.5
Monroe	4,015 43.3%	5,134 55.3%	127	9,276	R+12.1
Hawkins	3,278 35.6%	5,817 63.1%	123	9,218	R+27.5
Coffee	5,236 60.7%	3,315 38.4%	75	8,626	D+22.3
Sevier	1,782 21.3%	6,506 77.8%	72	8,360	R+56.5
Bedford	5,228 65.7%	2,560 32.2%	174	7,962	D+33.5
Robertson	5,407 68.9%	2,373 30.2%	71	7,851	D+38.6
Franklin	5,346 68.4%	2,368 30.3%	101	7,815	D+38.1
Jefferson	2,243 29.0%	5,450 70.4%	50	7,743	R+41.4
Carroll	3,412 44.1%	4,104 53.0%	223	7,739	R+8.9
Henry	4,439 58.1%	2,966 38.8%	241	7,646	D+19.3
Tipton	3,253 44.4%	3,875 52.9%	198	7,326	R+8.5
Loudon	2,867 39.5%	4,344 59.8%	55	7,266	R+20.3
Dyer	2,470 34.3%	4,476 62.1%	265	7,211	R+27.8
Weakley	3,265 45.7%	3,730 52.2%	147	7,142	R+6.5
Cocke	1,673 24.0%	5,229 74.9%	78	6,980	R+50.9
Dickson	4,699 68.4%	2,037 29.7%	133	6,869	D+38.8
Henderson	2,318 34.4%	4,374 64.9%	47	6,739	R+30.5
Campbell	2,823 42.8%	3,645 55.3%	124	6,592	R+12.5
Warren	4,177 63.6%	2,240 34.1%	152	6,569	D+29.5
Obion	2,931 46.9%	3,170 50.7%	155	6,256	R+3.8
Lincoln	4,123 66.6%	1,914 30.9%	151	6,188	D+35.7
Cumberland	2,534 42.4%	3,352 56.1%	92	5,978	R+13.7
Lauderdale	3,050 51.1%	2,783 46.6%	137	5,970	D+4.5
McNairy	2,559 43.1%	3,270 55.1%	104	5,933	R+12.0
Marion	2,832 48.5%	2,900 49.7%	106	5,838	R+1.2
Marshall	3,918 68.7%	1,697 29.8%	88	5,703	D+38.9
Hardin	2,121 40.0%	3,085 58.2%	93	5,299	R+18.2
Rhea	2,198 43.0%	2,874 56.2%	44	5,116	R+13.2
Giles	3,185 63.3%	1,656 32.9%	192	5,033	D+30.4
Haywood	2,212 45.4%	2,572 52.8%	84	4,868	R+7.4
Fayette	2,170 44.8%	2,619 54.1%	52	4,841	R+9.3
Smith	3,494 72.5%	1,200 24.9%	123	4,817	D+47.6
Hardeman	1,773 37.1%	2,864 60.0%	137	4,774	R+22.9
Benton	2,951 62.7%	1,689 35.9%	63	4,703	D+26.8
Humphreys	3,239 70.4%	1,197 26.0%	164	4,600	D+44.4
Claiborne	1,859 41.2%	2,610 57.9%	42	4,511	R+16.6
White	2,748 63.2%	1,548 35.6%	50	4,346	D+27.6
Overton	2,908 67.1%	1,353 31.2%	73	4,334	D+35.9
Dekalb	2,541 60.7%	1,592 38.0%	52	4,185	D+22.7
Unicoi	1,375 34.2%	2,620 65.1%	28	4,023	R+30.9
Polk	2,087 52.7%	1,862 47.0%	14	3,963	D+5.7
Chester	1,622 41.6%	2,251 57.7%	29	3,902	R+16.1
Hickman	2,687 69.6%	1,096 28.4%	77	3,860	D+41.2
Decatur	1,855 48.9%	1,911 50.4%	28	3,794	R+1.5
Grainger	1,270 33.5%	2,492 65.7%	30	3,792	R+32.2
Cheatham	2,494 66.7%	1,164 31.1%	82	3,740	D+35.6
Wayne	1,118 31.5%	2,373 66.9%	54	3,545	R+35.4
Morgan	1,425 40.3%	1,997 56.4%	116	3,538	R+16.2
Macon	1,640 47.1%	1,821 52.3%	22	3,483	R+5.2
Crockett	1,039 30.0%	2,358 68.2%	63	3,460	R+38.1
Scott	1,239 36.8%	2,079 61.8%	48	3,366	R+25.0
Bledsoe	1,503 44.9%	1,827 54.6%	14	3,344	R+9.7
Johnson	623 18.7%	2,678 80.2%	37	3,338	R+61.6
Fentress	1,242 38.1%	1,959 60.0%	62	3,263	R+22.0
Jackson	2,453 78.3%	654 20.9%	27	3,134	D+57.4
Grundy	2,065 67.8%	910 29.9%	70	3,045	D+37.9
Cannon	1,853 66.7%	912 32.8%	15	2,780	D+33.8
Lewis	1,863 69.5%	802 29.9%	16	2,681	D+39.6
Stewart	1,945 78.6%	434 17.5%	94	2,473	D+61.1
Union	830 34.5%	1,537 63.8%	41	2,408	R+29.4
Clay	1,357 60.4%	836 37.2%	53	2,246	D+23.2
Perry	1,500 69.9%	593 27.6%	52	2,145	D+42.3
Lake	1,243 60.5%	741 36.1%	70	2,054	D+24.4
Sequatchie	996 49.7%	977 48.8%	30	2,003	D+0.9
Houston	1,534 77.2%	395 19.9%	57	1,986	D+57.4
Hancock	506 28.9%	1,203 68.6%	44	1,753	R+39.8
Meigs	710 40.9%	988 56.9%	39	1,737	R+16.0
Trousdale	1,169 77.3%	298 19.7%	45	1,512	D+57.6
Pickett	593 41.2%	837 58.2%	8	1,438	R+17.0
Moore	984 72.2%	354 26.0%	24	1,362	D+46.3
Van Buren	802 60.3%	511 38.4%	17	1,330	D+21.9

Counties as they stood in 1970; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Tennessee Senate elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Marsha Blackburn (R)	R+29.6
2020	Bill Hagerty (R)	R+27.0
2018	Marsha Blackburn (R)	R+10.8
2014	Lamar Alexander (R)	R+30.0
2012	Bob Corker (R)	R+34.5
2008	Lamar Alexander (R)	R+33.5
2006	Bob Corker (R)	R+2.7
2002	Lamar Alexander (R)	R+9.9
2000	Bill Frist (R)	R+32.9
1996	Fred Thompson (R)	R+24.5
1994	Bill Frist (R)	R+14.3
1990	Albert Gore Jr. (D)	D+37.9
1988	Jim Sasser (D)	D+30.6
1984	Al Gore (D)	D+26.9
1982	Jim Sasser (D)	D+23.9
1978	Howard H. Baker (R)	R+15.2
1976	James R. Sasser (D)	D+5.4
1972	Howard Baker Jr. (R)	R+23.7
1970	William E. Brock III (R)	R+3.9
1966	Howard Baker Jr. (R)	R+11.4
1964	Al Gore Sr. (D)	D+7.2
1960	Estes Kefauver (D)	D+43.5
1958	Al Gore Sr. (D)	D+60.0
1954	Estes Kefauver (D)	D+39.9
1952	Al Gore Sr. (D)	D+53.3
1948	Estes Kefauver (D)	D+31.9
1946	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+40.4
1942	A. Tom Stewart (D)	D+47.4
1940	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+41.6
1936	Nathan Bachman (D)	D+56.5
1934	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+27.6
1930	Cordell Hull (D)	D+44.2
1928	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+18.6
1924	Lawrence D. Tyson (D)	D+14.7
1922	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+36.1
1918	John K. Shields (D)	D+24.6
1916	Kenneth McKellar (D)	D+9.8

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