1972Final results
1972 Republican primary for Tennessee Senate District 4
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
J. Kenneth Porter (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Bill Jones (R) by 8.4 points.
J. Kenneth PorterRepublican · winner
54.2%8,028
Bill JonesRepublican
45.8%6,780
14,808 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET