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1972Final results

1972 election for Tennessee House District 74

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Frank Lashlee (D) won with 70.5% of the vote, defeating Clyde W. Watson (R) by 41.0 points.

Frank LashleeDemocrat · winner
70.5%7,935
Clyde W. WatsonRepublican
29.5%3,323
11,258 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

EvenD+14.21980R+2.21994D+4.61996D+17.31998D+22.82002D+5.32012

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET