1972Final results
1972 Republican primary for Tennessee House District 19
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Loy Smith (R) won with 47.0% of the vote, defeating Joe E. Miller (R) by 15.0 points.
Loy SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
47.0%2,333
Joe E. MillerRepublican
32.0%1,587
Donald AkersRepublican
13.6%675
C. R. ThurmanRepublican
7.5%372
4,967 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET