1972Final results
1972 election for Tennessee House District 69
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Walter Work (D) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Thomas Richard Canady (R) by 34.7 points.
Walter WorkDemocrat · winner
67.3%7,070
Thomas Richard CanadyRepublican
32.7%3,429
10,499 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