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1970 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1970 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election?

Winfield Dunn won the 1970 Tennessee Gubernatorial Election. Winfield Dunn received 575,777 popular votes (51.95%). The main challenger was John Jay Hooker (45.98%).

See the full head-to-head between Dunn and Hooker

Dunn +6.0 pts · won by 66,256 votes
Winfield DunnRepublicanWINNER51.95%
575,777 votes
John Jay HookerDemocratic45.98%
509,521 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.1% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.