1972Final results
1972 election for Tennessee House District 1
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
John M. Gwen Flemming (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Harry Lee Senter (R) by 4.7 points.
John M. Gwen FlemmingDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.3%5,579
Harry Lee SenterRepublican
47.7%5,080
10,659 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET