1972Final results

1972 Republican primary for Tennessee House District 56

Name: 1972 Republican primary for Tennessee House District 56
Start: 1972-08-01
Location: Tennessee

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Jim Rau (R) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Robt E. Burns (R) by 25.3 points.

Jim RauRepublican · winner

62.7%737

37.3%439

1,176 votes

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