1972Final results
1972 election for Tennessee House District 42
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Tommy Burks (D) won with 76.3% of the vote, defeating Joe Dyer (Ind) by 52.6 points.
Tommy BurksDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.3%7,158
Joe DyerIndependent
23.7%2,222
9,380 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