1972Final results
1972 Republican primary for Tennessee House District 71
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
L. Parnell Taylor (R) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Don Manning (R) by 40.7 points.
L. Parnell TaylorRepublican · winner
67.3%1,941
Don ManningRepublican
26.6%766
Thurman AlexanderRepublican
6.2%178
2,885 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET