1972Final results
1972 election for Tennessee House District 72
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Edward Bailey (R) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating J. Carl Davis (D) by 18.0 points.
Edward BaileyRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.8%8,468
J. Carl DavisDemocrat
38.7%5,775
W. G. PipkinOther party
4.5%678
14,921 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