1972Final results
1972 election for Tennessee House District 55
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Michael Murphy (D) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Farris (R) by 26.3 points.
Michael MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.1%9,021
Robert E. FarrisRepublican
36.9%5,265
14,286 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