1972Final results
1972 primary for Tennessee House District 72
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
J. Carl Davis (D) won with 35.9% of the vote, defeating C. Larry Casey (D) by 1.8 points.
J. Carl DavisDemocrat · winner
35.9%2,518
C. Larry CaseyDemocrat
34.1%2,394
Howard T. DouglassDemocrat
30.0%2,109
7,021 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET