1980Final results
1980 election for Tennessee House District 72
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Dale Kelley (R) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Robert L. McKee (D) by 19.3 points.
Dale KelleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.7%9,559
Robert L. McKeeDemocrat
40.3%6,465
16,024 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET