1970 United States Senate election in Tennessee

1970 United States Senate election in Tennessee

November 3, 1970

Nominee Bill Brock Albert Gore Sr. Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 562,645 519,858 Percentage 51.29% 47.39%

County results Brock:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Gore:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election Albert Gore Sr. Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Bill Brock Republican

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.

Major candidates

Democratic

• Albert Gore, Sr., Incumbent U.S. Senator since 1953

Republican

• Bill Brock, U.S. Representative

Results

1970 United States Senate election in Tennessee

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Bill Brock	562,645	51.29%
	Democratic	Albert Gore, Sr. (Inc.)	519,858	47.39%
Majority
Turnout
	Swing to Republican from Democratic		Swing