1972Final results
1972 election for Tennessee House District 79
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Frank Garner (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating M. C. Bevis (R) by 9.6 points.
Frank GarnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.8%5,920
M. C. BevisRepublican
45.2%4,885
10,805 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