1972Final results
1972 election for Tennessee Senate District 14
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Ernest Crouch (D) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Walter T. Woods Jr. (R) by 32.4 points.
Ernest CrouchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.2%17,251
Walter T. Woods Jr.Republican
33.8%8,815
26,066 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