1972Final results

1972 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 42

Name: 1972 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 42
Start: 1972-08-01
Location: Tennessee

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Tommy Burks (D) won with 81.0% of the vote, defeating Joe Dyer (D) by 62.0 points.

Tommy BurksDemocrat · winner · incumbent

81.0%4,958

19.0%1,162

6,120 votes

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