1972Final results
1972 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 55
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Michael Murphy (D) won with 88.8% of the vote, defeating G. Battle Claiborne (D) by 77.6 points.
Michael MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
88.8%4,950
G. Battle ClaiborneDemocrat
11.2%625
5,575 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET