1972Final results
1972 election for Tennessee Senate District 28
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Edgar H. Gillock (D) won with 66.4% of the vote, defeating Chris T. Ellis (R) by 32.9 points.
Edgar H. GillockDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.4%20,136
Chris T. EllisRepublican
33.6%10,175
30,313 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