1972Final results
1972 election for Tennessee House District 81
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Albert Kelley (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Jimmy Naifeh (D) by 0.1 points.
Albert KelleyRepublican · winner
50.1%5,132
Jimmy NaifehDemocrat
49.9%5,118
10,252 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