1970 United States Senate election in Tennessee
The United States Senate election of 1970 in Tennessee was held on November 3, 1970. Republican Bill Brock defeated Democratic incumbent Albert Gore, Sr. who ran for a fourth term.
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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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Major candidates
Democratic
- Albert Gore, Sr., Incumbent U.S. Senator since 1953
Republican
- Bill Brock, U.S. Representative
- Tex Ritter, country singer
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Bill Brock | 562,645 | 51.29% | ||
| Democratic | Albert Gore, Sr. (Inc.) | 519,858 | 47.39% | ||
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| Swing to Republican from Democratic | Swing | ||||
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