1972Final results
1972 primary for Tennessee House District 79
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Frank Garner (D) won with 36.0% of the vote, defeating Jimmy Bishop (D) by 3.3 points.
Frank GarnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
36.0%3,313
Jimmy BishopDemocrat
32.6%3,007
Jerry BurkeDemocrat
16.8%1,551
Sam JohnsonDemocrat
14.6%1,343
9,214 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET