1972Final results
1972 election for Tennessee House District 6
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Palma Robinson (R) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Howard S. Steed (D) by 18.8 points.
Palma RobinsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.4%5,994
Howard S. SteedDemocrat
40.6%4,098
10,093 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