1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Tennessee House District 53
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Victor Ellis (D) won with 74.5% of the vote, defeating Frances Doyle (Ind) by 49.0 points.
Victor EllisDemocrat · winner
74.5%4,338
Frances DoyleIndependent · incumbent
25.5%1,483
5,821 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