1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Tennessee House District 66
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
H. Leon Perry (D) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Orman West (Ind) by 25.4 points.
H. Leon PerryDemocrat · winner
62.7%5,892
Orman WestIndependent · incumbent
37.3%3,508
9,400 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