1972Final results
1972 election for Tennessee Senate District 30
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
James H. White (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating John D. Peeples Jr. (R) by 1.0 points.
James H. WhiteDemocrat · winner
50.5%17,601
John D. Peeples Jr.Republican
49.5%17,267
34,868 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