1974Final results
1974 election for Tennessee House District 72
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Edward Bailey (R) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Carl Melton (Oth) by 2.3 points.
Edward BaileyRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.2%5,734
Carl MeltonOther party
48.8%5,471
11,205 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET