2012Final results
2012 election for Tennessee House District 71
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Vance Dennis (R) won with 76.7% of the vote, defeating John Crandall (Ind) by 53.5 points.
Vance DennisRepublican · winner · incumbent
76.7%15,619
John CrandallIndependent
23.3%4,732
20,351 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET