1972Final results
1972 election for Tennessee House District 59
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Dick Clark (D) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Richard E. Rudesill (R) by 36.2 points.
Dick ClarkDemocrat · winner
68.1%8,052
Richard E. RudesillRepublican
31.9%3,771
11,823 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