1972Final results
1972 election for Tennessee Senate District 4
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
J. Kenneth Porter (R) won with 76.7% of the vote, defeating M. E. Rogers (D) by 53.5 points.
J. Kenneth PorterRepublican · winner
76.7%19,918
M. E. RogersDemocrat
23.3%6,036
25,954 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