1972Final results
1972 election for Tennessee House District 17
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Tom Jensen (R) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Edward Mann (D) by 22.6 points.
Tom JensenRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.3%8,046
Edward MannDemocrat
38.7%5,079
13,125 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