1972Final results
1972 election for Tennessee House District 27
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Paul Starnes (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Freddie Yentsch (R) by 15.4 points.
Paul StarnesDemocrat · winner
52.7%5,082
Freddie YentschRepublican
37.4%3,602
Gene KnoxOther party
9.9%955
9,639 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