1972Final results
1972 primary for Tennessee Senate District 16
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Reagor Motlow (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Whitney Stegall (D) by 3.7 points.
Reagor MotlowDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.9%12,918
Whitney StegallDemocrat
48.1%11,995
24,913 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET