1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Tennessee House District 71
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
L. Parnell Taylor (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating T. Ray Campbell (D) by 10.5 points.
L. Parnell TaylorRepublican · winner
55.2%5,742
T. Ray CampbellDemocrat · incumbent
44.8%4,655
10,397 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