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1972-11-07 U.S. House Election Results for Tennessee (District 05)

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Runoff Election: No Yes
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Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County Richard Fulton*
(D)		 Alfred Adams
(R)		 Scott Douglas
(I)		 Lee Galvani
(I)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 93,55562.6% 55,06736.8% 6400.4% 2020.1% 00.0% 38,488 149,464
Total R vote: 55,067 (36.8%)      Total D vote: 93,555 (62.6%)      Total Other vote: 842 (0.6%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Alfred Adams 8,550 72.2%
2   Bill Scholes 3,258 27.5%
3   Harry Lester 30 0.3%
TOTAL VOTES 11,838  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Richard Fulton* 67,483 73.5%
2   Casey Jenkins 23,034 25.1%
3   Randolph Shannon 1,303 1.4%
TOTAL VOTES 91,820