1972Final results
1972 election for Tennessee House District 83
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Harold Sterling (R) won with 78.1% of the vote, defeating H. Wallace Maroney (D) by 56.2 points.
Harold SterlingRepublican · winner · incumbent
78.1%11,906
H. Wallace MaroneyDemocrat
21.9%3,336
15,242 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