1972Final results
1972 primary for Tennessee Senate District 28
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Edgar H. Gillock (D) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating W. R. Petreman (D) by 36.1 points.
Edgar H. GillockDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.9%4,797
W. R. PetremanDemocrat
21.8%1,804
James E. ThompsonDemocrat
20.4%1,687
8,289 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET