1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1976 election for Tennessee House District 72
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Bob Butler (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating G. Tillman Stewart (R) by 2.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Bob ButlerDemocrat · winner
51.1%6,623
G. Tillman StewartRepublican
48.9%6,344
12,967 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET