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1972-11-07 U.S. House Election Results for Tennessee (District 06)

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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 Robin Beard
(R)		 William Anderson*
(D)		 William Doss
(American)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 77,26355.3% 60,25443.1% 2,2441.6% 10.0% 17,009 139,762
Total R vote: 77,263 (55.3%)      Total D vote: 60,254 (43.1%)      Total Other vote: 2,245 (1.6%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Robin Beard 13,499 76.9%
2   Ed Lyman 4,063 23.1%
    Other 3 0.0%
TOTAL VOTES 17,565  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   William Anderson* 42,814 61.9%
2   Carter Witt 25,981 37.6%
3   Charles Vick 324 0.5%
    Other 2 0.0%
TOTAL VOTES 69,121