1972Final results
1972 primary for Tennessee House District 40
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Frank Buck (D) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating George W. Dehoff (D) by 40.1 points.
Frank BuckDemocrat · winner
70.0%6,252
George W. DehoffDemocrat
30.0%2,676
8,928 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET