1972Final results
1972 election for Tennessee Senate District 2
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Hayden Baker (R) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating J. A. Stout (D) by 27.6 points.
Hayden BakerRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.8%21,851
J. A. StoutDemocrat
36.2%12,401
34,252 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