1972Final results
1972 election for Tennessee House District 57
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
James Marvin Hopper (R) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Helen Bain (D) by 29.2 points.
James Marvin HopperRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.6%12,361
Helen BainDemocrat
35.4%6,777
19,138 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