1972Final results
1972 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 18
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Michael Rowland (D) won with 48.6% of the vote, defeating Harold L. Shipley (D) by 11.4 points.
Michael RowlandDemocrat · winner
48.6%1,256
Harold L. ShipleyDemocrat
37.3%962
Howard JohnsonDemocrat
14.1%364
2,582 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET