1972Final results
1972 election for Tennessee House District 51
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Charles R. Robinson (D) won with 66.5% of the vote, defeating Ben H. Cantrell (R) by 33.0 points.
Charles R. RobinsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.5%7,823
Ben H. CantrellRepublican
33.5%3,945
11,768 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