1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Tennessee House District 35
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Olen H. Marshall (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Paris Coffey (D) by 2.3 points.
Olen H. MarshallRepublican · winner
51.1%5,109
Paris CoffeyDemocrat · incumbent
48.9%4,880
9,989 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