1972Final results

1972 Republican primary for Tennessee House District 21

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

M. F. Stafford (R) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Boyd E. Smith (R) by 35.7 points.

M. F. StaffordRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.8%2,106
Boyd E. SmithRepublican
32.2%999
3,105 votes

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