1972Final results
1972 election for Tennessee House District 7
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Robert Good (R) won with 73.9% of the vote, defeating Earl E. Whitaker (D) by 47.9 points.
Robert GoodRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.9%9,314
Earl E. WhitakerDemocrat
26.0%3,282
12,600 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