1972Final results
1972 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 27
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Paul Starnes (D) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Gary L. Adkins (D) by 20.2 points.
Paul StarnesDemocrat · winner
60.1%1,157
Gary L. AdkinsDemocrat
39.9%768
1,925 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET