1972Final results
1972 election for Tennessee House District 29
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
William Carter (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Gus D. Hatfield (D) by 6.5 points.
William CarterRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.3%7,323
Gus D. HatfieldDemocrat
46.7%6,426
13,749 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