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1972Final results

1972 election for Tennessee Senate District 6

Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee

Fred O. Berry (R) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Steve McGill (D) by 30.8 points.

Fred O. BerryRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.4%18,966
Steve McGillDemocrat
34.6%10,024
28,990 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

EvenR+43.01988R+35.91992R+39.31996R+46.32004R+38.12008R+37.42012

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET