1972Final results
1972 election for Tennessee House District 56
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Mary Anderson (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Jim Rau (R) by 19.6 points.
Mary AndersonDemocrat · winner
59.8%7,980
Jim RauRepublican
40.2%5,370
13,350 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