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1972 United States Congressional Elections – Tennessee

United States Senate – GOP Hold

Howard Baker (R-inc) – 716,53961.55%

Ray Blanton (D) – 440,59937.85%

Dan East (I) – 7,0260.60%

Write-Ins – 310.00%

Total Votes – 1,164,195100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 1 – GOP Hold

Jimmy Quillen (R-inc) – 110,86879.41%

Bernard H. Cantor (D) – 28,73620.58%

Write-Ins – 40.00%

Total Votes – 139,608100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 2 – GOP Hold

John Duncan, Sr. (R-inc) – 109,925100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 3 – GOP Hold

LaMar Baker (R-inc) – 82,56155.25%

Howard P. Sompayrac, Jr. (D) – 62,53641.85%

Sarah Delaney (American) – 4,3452.91%

Write-Ins – 10.00%

Total Votes – 149,443100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 4 – DEM Hold

Joe L. Evins (D-inc) – 93,04281.09%

Billy Joe Finney (R) – 21,68918.91%

Total Votes – 114,731100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 5 – DEM Hold

Richard Fulton (D-inc) – 93,55562.59%

Alfred T. Adams, Jr. (R) – 55,06736.84%

Scott Douglas III (I) – 6400.43%

Lee Galvani (I) – 2020.14%

Total Votes – 149,464100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 6 – GOP Gain

Robin Beard (R) – 77,26355.28%

William Anderson (D-inc) – 60,25443.11%

William N. Doss (American) – 2,2441.61%

Write-Ins – 10.00%

Total Votes – 139,762100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 7 – DEM Hold/DEM Loss

Ed Jones (D-inc) – 92,41970.47%

Stockton Adkins (R) – 38,72629.53%

Write-Ins – 10.00%

Total Votes – 131,146100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 8 – GOP Hold

Dan Kuykendall (R-inc) – 93,17355.36%

J. O. Patterson, Jr. (D) – 74,24044.11%

Louise L. Porter (I) – 8930.53%

Write-Ins – 100.01%

Total Votes – 168,316100.00%

Source: Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives