1972Final results
1972 primary for Tennessee House District 7
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Earl E. Whitaker (D) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Thomas J. Flynn Jr. (D) by 13.4 points.
Earl E. WhitakerDemocrat · winner
56.6%1,340
Thomas J. Flynn Jr.Democrat
43.2%1,023
2,366 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET