1986Final results
1986 election for Tennessee House District 72
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Dan Tankersley (R) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating O. Ralph Smith (D) by 7.0 points.
Dan TankersleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.5%7,297
O. Ralph SmithDemocrat
46.5%6,345
13,642 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET