Election Name: | 1970 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
Country: | Tennessee |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1966 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1966 |
Next Election: | 1974 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1974 |
Election Date: | November 3, 1970 |
Image1: | File:Governor Winfield Dunn.jpeg |
Nominee1: | Winfield Dunn |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 575,777 |
Percentage1: | 51.95% |
Nominee2: | John Jay Hooker |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 509,521 |
Percentage2: | 45.98% |
Map Size: | 300px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Buford Ellington |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Winfield Dunn |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1970 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970, to elect the next governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic Governor Buford Ellington was term-limited and was prohibited by the Constitution of Tennessee from seeking another term. Republican nominee Winfield Dunn, defeated Democratic opponent John Jay Hooker with 52.0% of the vote.
With this win, Dunn became the first Republican to win a Tennessee gubernatorial election in fifty years.
Primary elections were held on August 6, 1970.[1]
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