1972Final results
1972 election for Tennessee House District 88
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Elbert Gill (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating A. Carl Abbott (R) by 15.7 points.
Elbert GillDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.8%7,033
A. Carl AbbottRepublican
42.1%5,124
12,159 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