1972Final results
1972 election for Tennessee House District 50
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
James R. McKinney (D) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating James T. McLean (R) by 17.8 points.
James R. McKinneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.9%6,694
James T. McLeanRepublican
41.1%4,667
11,361 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