1972Final results
1972 election for Tennessee House District 22
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
William C. Watson (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Tommy Scruggs (R) by 5.6 points.
William C. WatsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.8%7,395
Tommy ScruggsRepublican
47.2%6,612
14,007 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