1972Final results
1972 election for Tennessee House District 65
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
G. L. Teague (R) won with 47.1% of the vote, defeating Greg Orear (D) by 3.3 points.
G. L. TeagueRepublican · winner
47.1%6,288
Greg OrearDemocrat
43.8%5,844
J. P. KimbrellIndependent
9.1%1,218
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