1972-11-07 Senatorial Election Results for Tennessee (Class 2)

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County	Turnout	Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)		Ray Blanton (D)		Dan East (I)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Anderson	51%	13,403	62.8%	7,868	36.9%	55	0.3%	0	0.0%	5,535	21,326
Bedford	41%	3,600	50.6%	3,448	48.5%	65	0.9%	0	0.0%	152	7,113
Benton	48%	1,848	43.5%	2,379	56.0%	19	0.4%	0	0.0%	-531	4,246
Bledsoe	59%	1,878	60.4%	1,217	39.1%	14	0.5%	0	0.0%	661	3,109
Blount	47%	15,030	69.2%	6,601	30.4%	86	0.4%	0	0.0%	8,429	21,717
Bradley	37%	9,776	73.5%	3,465	26.0%	63	0.5%	0	0.0%	6,311	13,304
Campbell	37%	4,323	64.7%	2,329	34.8%	33	0.5%	0	0.0%	1,994	6,685
Cannon	44%	1,381	52.2%	1,249	47.2%	14	0.5%	0	0.0%	132	2,644
Carroll	47%	4,255	50.3%	4,153	49.1%	43	0.5%	0	0.0%	102	8,451
Carter	44%	10,354	78.0%	2,858	21.5%	62	0.5%	0	0.0%	7,496	13,274
Cheatham	36%	1,536	44.4%	1,905	55.0%	21	0.6%	0	0.0%	-369	3,462
Chester	56%	1,817	44.5%	2,244	55.0%	18	0.4%	0	0.0%	-427	4,079
Claiborne	36%	3,175	64.5%	1,731	35.2%	13	0.3%	0	0.0%	1,444	4,919
Clay	35%	857	52.5%	766	46.9%	10	0.6%	0	0.0%	91	1,633
Cocke	35%	4,735	78.2%	1,301	21.5%	18	0.3%	0	0.0%	3,434	6,054
Coffee	42%	5,203	54.7%	4,309	45.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	894	9,512
Crockett	35%	2,016	59.0%	1,399	41.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	617	3,415
Cumberland	42%	4,137	66.1%	2,094	33.5%	24	0.4%	0	0.0%	2,043	6,255
Davidson	41%	73,272	56.2%	56,472	43.3%	627	0.5%	0	0.0%	16,800	130,371
Decatur	58%	1,715	44.2%	2,150	55.5%	11	0.3%	0	0.0%	-435	3,876
DeKalb	41%	1,620	49.5%	1,621	49.5%	31	0.9%	0	0.0%	-1	3,272
Dickson	40%	2,789	44.8%	3,389	54.4%	51	0.8%	0	0.0%	-600	6,229
Dyer	37%	4,657	61.1%	2,889	37.9%	71	0.9%	0	0.0%	1,768	7,617
Fayette	39%	2,756	49.4%	2,791	50.0%	35	0.6%	0	0.0%	-35	5,582
Fentress	34%	1,930	67.5%	915	32.0%	13	0.5%	0	0.0%	1,015	2,858
Franklin	38%	3,508	48.1%	3,765	51.6%	24	0.3%	0	0.0%	-257	7,297
Gibson	41%	7,117	52.7%	6,309	46.7%	89	0.7%	0	0.0%	808	13,515
Giles	32%	2,028	40.8%	2,902	58.4%	36	0.7%	0	0.0%	-874	4,966
Grainger	38%	2,635	71.4%	1,038	28.1%	15	0.4%	0	0.0%	1,597	3,688
Greene	38%	9,003	71.1%	3,604	28.4%	64	0.5%	0	0.0%	5,399	12,671
Grundy	36%	1,187	46.1%	1,375	53.4%	13	0.5%	0	0.0%	-188	2,575
Hamblen	43%	7,769	67.3%	3,726	32.3%	44	0.4%	0	0.0%	4,043	11,539
Hamilton	43%	55,129	71.2%	21,932	28.3%	403	0.5%	0	0.0%	33,197	77,464
Hancock	49%	1,603	72.4%	583	26.3%	28	1.3%	0	0.0%	1,020	2,214
Hardeman	39%	2,378	42.1%	3,214	57.0%	51	0.9%	0	0.0%	-836	5,643
Hardin	47%	2,985	49.7%	3,019	50.2%	6	0.1%	0	0.0%	-34	6,010
Hawkins	44%	7,322	69.8%	2,907	27.7%	257	2.5%	0	0.0%	4,415	10,486
Haywood	43%	2,501	47.1%	2,756	51.9%	56	1.1%	0	0.0%	-255	5,313
Henderson	57%	4,159	60.0%	2,744	39.6%	23	0.3%	0	0.0%	1,415	6,926
Henry	44%	3,430	45.5%	4,058	53.8%	57	0.8%	0	0.0%	-628	7,545
Hickman	41%	1,284	36.2%	2,236	63.1%	24	0.7%	0	0.0%	-952	3,544
Houston	41%	644	39.1%	983	59.7%	20	1.2%	0	0.0%	-339	1,647
Humphreys	44%	1,699	41.5%	2,340	57.2%	54	1.3%	0	0.0%	-641	4,093
Jackson	37%	807	38.2%	1,293	61.2%	12	0.6%	0	0.0%	-486	2,112
Jefferson	40%	4,986	68.6%	2,255	31.0%	30	0.4%	0	0.0%	2,731	7,271
Johnson	47%	3,089	82.2%	620	16.5%	47	1.3%	0	0.0%	2,469	3,756
Knox	45%	61,478	68.7%	27,573	30.8%	442	0.5%	0	0.0%	33,905	89,493
Lake	30%	757	48.3%	793	50.6%	18	1.1%	0	0.0%	-36	1,568
Lauderdale	40%	2,627	48.1%	2,784	51.0%	53	1.0%	0	0.0%	-157	5,464
Lawrence	49%	5,115	52.1%	4,631	47.2%	67	0.7%	0	0.0%	484	9,813
Lewis	51%	847	35.5%	1,539	64.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-692	2,386
Lincoln	31%	2,407	45.6%	2,836	53.8%	31	0.6%	0	0.0%	-429	5,274
Loudon	43%	4,794	65.1%	2,555	34.7%	15	0.2%	0	0.0%	2,239	7,364
Macon	36%	2,099	67.4%	1,015	32.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,084	3,114
Madison	46%	11,569	54.9%	9,499	45.1%	6	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,070	21,074
Marion	42%	3,294	56.5%	2,499	42.8%	40	0.7%	0	0.0%	795	5,833
Marshall	37%	2,043	45.8%	2,401	53.8%	19	0.4%	0	0.0%	-358	4,463
Maury	36%	6,335	58.8%	4,387	40.7%	54	0.5%	0	0.0%	1,948	10,776
McMinn	43%	6,878	65.3%	3,603	34.2%	49	0.5%	0	0.0%	3,275	10,530
McNairy	53%	2,962	43.1%	3,869	56.4%	34	0.5%	0	0.0%	-907	6,865
Meigs	43%	966	61.7%	592	37.8%	7	0.4%	0	0.0%	374	1,565
Monroe	55%	5,414	61.8%	3,318	37.9%	22	0.3%	0	0.0%	2,096	8,754
Montgomery	29%	6,694	50.9%	6,388	48.6%	68	0.5%	0	0.0%	306	13,150
Moore	42%	491	46.5%	559	52.9%	7	0.7%	0	0.0%	-68	1,057
Morgan	40%	2,109	56.5%	1,610	43.1%	15	0.4%	0	0.0%	499	3,734
Obion	35%	3,454	48.2%	3,652	50.9%	63	0.9%	0	0.0%	-198	7,169
Overton	35%	1,683	47.0%	1,886	52.6%	15	0.4%	0	0.0%	-203	3,584
Perry	53%	747	38.1%	1,206	61.5%	8	0.4%	0	0.0%	-459	1,961
Pickett	52%	920	66.9%	454	33.0%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	466	1,376
Polk	48%	2,091	55.6%	1,657	44.1%	11	0.3%	0	0.0%	434	3,759
Putnam	37%	5,416	53.7%	4,602	45.7%	63	0.6%	0	0.0%	814	10,081
Rhea	43%	3,351	64.0%	1,881	36.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,470	5,232
Roane	45%	7,691	61.9%	4,680	37.7%	45	0.4%	0	0.0%	3,011	12,416
Robertson	34%	3,182	46.1%	3,676	53.2%	51	0.7%	0	0.0%	-494	6,909
Rutherford	38%	9,500	57.0%	7,010	42.0%	164	1.0%	0	0.0%	2,490	16,674
Scott	36%	2,641	74.6%	891	25.2%	6	0.2%	0	0.0%	1,750	3,538
Sequatchie	45%	1,091	54.9%	884	44.5%	13	0.7%	0	0.0%	207	1,988
Sevier	45%	7,461	80.4%	1,750	18.9%	65	0.7%	0	0.0%	5,711	9,276
Shelby	47%	148,117	65.2%	77,127	33.9%	1,946	0.9%	0	0.0%	70,990	227,190
Smith	36%	1,503	47.3%	1,645	51.8%	30	0.9%	0	0.0%	-142	3,178
Stewart	37%	658	34.4%	1,237	64.7%	16	0.8%	0	0.0%	-579	1,911
Sullivan	43%	26,282	68.3%	11,949	31.1%	225	0.6%	0	0.0%	14,333	38,456
Sumner	37%	8,055	54.8%	6,531	44.5%	106	0.7%	0	0.0%	1,524	14,692
Tipton	43%	4,804	60.9%	3,025	38.3%	60	0.8%	0	0.0%	1,779	7,889
Trousdale	34%	529	42.1%	726	57.7%	3	0.2%	0	0.0%	-197	1,258
Unicoi	44%	3,512	75.5%	1,130	24.3%	12	0.3%	0	0.0%	2,382	4,654
Union	41%	1,745	68.1%	806	31.5%	11	0.4%	0	0.0%	939	2,562
Van Buren	43%	515	47.0%	570	52.1%	10	0.9%	0	0.0%	-55	1,095
Warren	32%	2,898	49.1%	2,951	50.0%	51	0.9%	0	0.0%	-53	5,900
Washington	42%	16,571	73.2%	5,914	26.1%	158	0.7%	0	0.0%	10,657	22,643
Wayne	44%	2,422	67.4%	1,166	32.4%	6	0.2%	0	0.0%	1,256	3,594
Weakley	39%	4,066	49.3%	4,185	50.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-119	8,251
White	34%	1,951	49.8%	1,936	49.4%	29	0.7%	0	0.0%	15	3,916
Williamson	40%	6,444	64.5%	3,444	34.5%	108	1.1%	0	0.0%	3,000	9,996
Wilson	36%	5,034	53.1%	4,375	46.1%	73	0.8%	0	0.0%	659	9,482
TOTAL	41%	716,539	61.5%	440,599	37.8%	7,026	0.6%	31	0.0%	275,940	1,164,195
Total R vote: 716,539 (61.5%)      Total D vote: 440,599 (37.8%)      Total Other vote: 7,057 (0.6%)
* incumbent

1972 Senate class 2, Anderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	13,403	62.8%
Ray Blanton (D)	7,868	36.9%
Dan East (I)	55	0.3%
TOTAL	21,326
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, Bedford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	3,600	50.6%
Ray Blanton (D)	3,448	48.5%
Dan East (I)	65	0.9%
TOTAL	7,113
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Benton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	1,848	43.5%
Ray Blanton (D)	2,379	56.0%
Dan East (I)	19	0.4%
TOTAL	4,246
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Bledsoe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	1,878	60.4%
Ray Blanton (D)	1,217	39.1%
Dan East (I)	14	0.5%
TOTAL	3,109
Turnout: 59%

1972 Senate class 2, Blount County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	15,030	69.2%
Ray Blanton (D)	6,601	30.4%
Dan East (I)	86	0.4%
TOTAL	21,717
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Bradley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	9,776	73.5%
Ray Blanton (D)	3,465	26.0%
Dan East (I)	63	0.5%
TOTAL	13,304
Turnout: 37%

1972 Senate class 2, Campbell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	4,323	64.7%
Ray Blanton (D)	2,329	34.8%
Dan East (I)	33	0.5%
TOTAL	6,685
Turnout: 37%

1972 Senate class 2, Cannon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	1,381	52.2%
Ray Blanton (D)	1,249	47.2%
Dan East (I)	14	0.5%
TOTAL	2,644
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Carroll County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	4,255	50.3%
Ray Blanton (D)	4,153	49.1%
Dan East (I)	43	0.5%
TOTAL	8,451
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Carter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	10,354	78.0%
Ray Blanton (D)	2,858	21.5%
Dan East (I)	62	0.5%
TOTAL	13,274
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Cheatham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	1,536	44.4%
Ray Blanton (D)	1,905	55.0%
Dan East (I)	21	0.6%
TOTAL	3,462
Turnout: 36%

1972 Senate class 2, Chester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	1,817	44.5%
Ray Blanton (D)	2,244	55.0%
Dan East (I)	18	0.4%
TOTAL	4,079
Turnout: 56%

1972 Senate class 2, Claiborne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	3,175	64.5%
Ray Blanton (D)	1,731	35.2%
Dan East (I)	13	0.3%
TOTAL	4,919
Turnout: 36%

1972 Senate class 2, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	857	52.5%
Ray Blanton (D)	766	46.9%
Dan East (I)	10	0.6%
TOTAL	1,633
Turnout: 35%

1972 Senate class 2, Cocke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	4,735	78.2%
Ray Blanton (D)	1,301	21.5%
Dan East (I)	18	0.3%
TOTAL	6,054
Turnout: 35%

1972 Senate class 2, Coffee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	5,203	54.7%
Ray Blanton (D)	4,309	45.3%
TOTAL	9,512
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Crockett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	2,016	59.0%
Ray Blanton (D)	1,399	41.0%
TOTAL	3,415
Turnout: 35%

1972 Senate class 2, Cumberland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	4,137	66.1%
Ray Blanton (D)	2,094	33.5%
Dan East (I)	24	0.4%
TOTAL	6,255
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Davidson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	73,272	56.2%
Ray Blanton (D)	56,472	43.3%
Dan East (I)	627	0.5%
TOTAL	130,371
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Decatur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	1,715	44.2%
Ray Blanton (D)	2,150	55.5%
Dan East (I)	11	0.3%
TOTAL	3,876
Turnout: 58%

1972 Senate class 2, DeKalb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	1,620	49.5%
Ray Blanton (D)	1,621	49.5%
Dan East (I)	31	0.9%
TOTAL	3,272
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Dickson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	2,789	44.8%
Ray Blanton (D)	3,389	54.4%
Dan East (I)	51	0.8%
TOTAL	6,229
Turnout: 40%

1972 Senate class 2, Dyer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	4,657	61.1%
Ray Blanton (D)	2,889	37.9%
Dan East (I)	71	0.9%
TOTAL	7,617
Turnout: 37%

1972 Senate class 2, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	2,756	49.4%
Ray Blanton (D)	2,791	50.0%
Dan East (I)	35	0.6%
TOTAL	5,582
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Fentress County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	1,930	67.5%
Ray Blanton (D)	915	32.0%
Dan East (I)	13	0.5%
TOTAL	2,858
Turnout: 34%

1972 Senate class 2, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	3,508	48.1%
Ray Blanton (D)	3,765	51.6%
Dan East (I)	24	0.3%
TOTAL	7,297
Turnout: 38%

1972 Senate class 2, Gibson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	7,117	52.7%
Ray Blanton (D)	6,309	46.7%
Dan East (I)	89	0.7%
TOTAL	13,515
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Giles County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	2,028	40.8%
Ray Blanton (D)	2,902	58.4%
Dan East (I)	36	0.7%
TOTAL	4,966
Turnout: 32%

1972 Senate class 2, Grainger County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	2,635	71.4%
Ray Blanton (D)	1,038	28.1%
Dan East (I)	15	0.4%
TOTAL	3,688
Turnout: 38%

1972 Senate class 2, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	9,003	71.1%
Ray Blanton (D)	3,604	28.4%
Dan East (I)	64	0.5%
TOTAL	12,671
Turnout: 38%

1972 Senate class 2, Grundy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	1,187	46.1%
Ray Blanton (D)	1,375	53.4%
Dan East (I)	13	0.5%
TOTAL	2,575
Turnout: 36%

1972 Senate class 2, Hamblen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	7,769	67.3%
Ray Blanton (D)	3,726	32.3%
Dan East (I)	44	0.4%
TOTAL	11,539
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Hamilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	55,129	71.2%
Ray Blanton (D)	21,932	28.3%
Dan East (I)	403	0.5%
TOTAL	77,464
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Hancock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	1,603	72.4%
Ray Blanton (D)	583	26.3%
Dan East (I)	28	1.3%
TOTAL	2,214
Turnout: 49%

1972 Senate class 2, Hardeman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	2,378	42.1%
Ray Blanton (D)	3,214	57.0%
Dan East (I)	51	0.9%
TOTAL	5,643
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Hardin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	2,985	49.7%
Ray Blanton (D)	3,019	50.2%
Dan East (I)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	6,010
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Hawkins County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	7,322	69.8%
Ray Blanton (D)	2,907	27.7%
Dan East (I)	257	2.5%
TOTAL	10,486
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Haywood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	2,501	47.1%
Ray Blanton (D)	2,756	51.9%
Dan East (I)	56	1.1%
TOTAL	5,313
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Henderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	4,159	60.0%
Ray Blanton (D)	2,744	39.6%
Dan East (I)	23	0.3%
TOTAL	6,926
Turnout: 57%

1972 Senate class 2, Henry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	3,430	45.5%
Ray Blanton (D)	4,058	53.8%
Dan East (I)	57	0.8%
TOTAL	7,545
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Hickman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	1,284	36.2%
Ray Blanton (D)	2,236	63.1%
Dan East (I)	24	0.7%
TOTAL	3,544
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Houston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	644	39.1%
Ray Blanton (D)	983	59.7%
Dan East (I)	20	1.2%
TOTAL	1,647
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Humphreys County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	1,699	41.5%
Ray Blanton (D)	2,340	57.2%
Dan East (I)	54	1.3%
TOTAL	4,093
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	807	38.2%
Ray Blanton (D)	1,293	61.2%
Dan East (I)	12	0.6%
TOTAL	2,112
Turnout: 37%

1972 Senate class 2, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	4,986	68.6%
Ray Blanton (D)	2,255	31.0%
Dan East (I)	30	0.4%
TOTAL	7,271
Turnout: 40%

1972 Senate class 2, Johnson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	3,089	82.2%
Ray Blanton (D)	620	16.5%
Dan East (I)	47	1.3%
TOTAL	3,756
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Knox County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	61,478	68.7%
Ray Blanton (D)	27,573	30.8%
Dan East (I)	442	0.5%
TOTAL	89,493
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	757	48.3%
Ray Blanton (D)	793	50.6%
Dan East (I)	18	1.1%
TOTAL	1,568
Turnout: 30%

1972 Senate class 2, Lauderdale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	2,627	48.1%
Ray Blanton (D)	2,784	51.0%
Dan East (I)	53	1.0%
TOTAL	5,464
Turnout: 40%

1972 Senate class 2, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	5,115	52.1%
Ray Blanton (D)	4,631	47.2%
Dan East (I)	67	0.7%
TOTAL	9,813
Turnout: 49%

1972 Senate class 2, Lewis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	847	35.5%
Ray Blanton (D)	1,539	64.5%
TOTAL	2,386
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	2,407	45.6%
Ray Blanton (D)	2,836	53.8%
Dan East (I)	31	0.6%
TOTAL	5,274
Turnout: 31%

1972 Senate class 2, Loudon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	4,794	65.1%
Ray Blanton (D)	2,555	34.7%
Dan East (I)	15	0.2%
TOTAL	7,364
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Macon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	2,099	67.4%
Ray Blanton (D)	1,015	32.6%
TOTAL	3,114
Turnout: 36%

1972 Senate class 2, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	11,569	54.9%
Ray Blanton (D)	9,499	45.1%
Dan East (I)	6	0.0%
TOTAL	21,074
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	3,294	56.5%
Ray Blanton (D)	2,499	42.8%
Dan East (I)	40	0.7%
TOTAL	5,833
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	2,043	45.8%
Ray Blanton (D)	2,401	53.8%
Dan East (I)	19	0.4%
TOTAL	4,463
Turnout: 37%

1972 Senate class 2, Maury County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	6,335	58.8%
Ray Blanton (D)	4,387	40.7%
Dan East (I)	54	0.5%
TOTAL	10,776
Turnout: 36%

1972 Senate class 2, McMinn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	6,878	65.3%
Ray Blanton (D)	3,603	34.2%
Dan East (I)	49	0.5%
TOTAL	10,530
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, McNairy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	2,962	43.1%
Ray Blanton (D)	3,869	56.4%
Dan East (I)	34	0.5%
TOTAL	6,865
Turnout: 53%

1972 Senate class 2, Meigs County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	966	61.7%
Ray Blanton (D)	592	37.8%
Dan East (I)	7	0.4%
TOTAL	1,565
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	5,414	61.8%
Ray Blanton (D)	3,318	37.9%
Dan East (I)	22	0.3%
TOTAL	8,754
Turnout: 55%

1972 Senate class 2, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	6,694	50.9%
Ray Blanton (D)	6,388	48.6%
Dan East (I)	68	0.5%
TOTAL	13,150
Turnout: 29%

1972 Senate class 2, Moore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	491	46.5%
Ray Blanton (D)	559	52.9%
Dan East (I)	7	0.7%
TOTAL	1,057
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Morgan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	2,109	56.5%
Ray Blanton (D)	1,610	43.1%
Dan East (I)	15	0.4%
TOTAL	3,734
Turnout: 40%

1972 Senate class 2, Obion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	3,454	48.2%
Ray Blanton (D)	3,652	50.9%
Dan East (I)	63	0.9%
TOTAL	7,169
Turnout: 35%

1972 Senate class 2, Overton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	1,683	47.0%
Ray Blanton (D)	1,886	52.6%
Dan East (I)	15	0.4%
TOTAL	3,584
Turnout: 35%

1972 Senate class 2, Perry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	747	38.1%
Ray Blanton (D)	1,206	61.5%
Dan East (I)	8	0.4%
TOTAL	1,961
Turnout: 53%

1972 Senate class 2, Pickett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	920	66.9%
Ray Blanton (D)	454	33.0%
Dan East (I)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	1,376
Turnout: 52%

1972 Senate class 2, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	2,091	55.6%
Ray Blanton (D)	1,657	44.1%
Dan East (I)	11	0.3%
TOTAL	3,759
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Putnam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	5,416	53.7%
Ray Blanton (D)	4,602	45.7%
Dan East (I)	63	0.6%
TOTAL	10,081
Turnout: 37%

1972 Senate class 2, Rhea County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	3,351	64.0%
Ray Blanton (D)	1,881	36.0%
TOTAL	5,232
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Roane County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	7,691	61.9%
Ray Blanton (D)	4,680	37.7%
Dan East (I)	45	0.4%
TOTAL	12,416
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Robertson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	3,182	46.1%
Ray Blanton (D)	3,676	53.2%
Dan East (I)	51	0.7%
TOTAL	6,909
Turnout: 34%

1972 Senate class 2, Rutherford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	9,500	57.0%
Ray Blanton (D)	7,010	42.0%
Dan East (I)	164	1.0%
TOTAL	16,674
Turnout: 38%

1972 Senate class 2, Scott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	2,641	74.6%
Ray Blanton (D)	891	25.2%
Dan East (I)	6	0.2%
TOTAL	3,538
Turnout: 36%

1972 Senate class 2, Sequatchie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	1,091	54.9%
Ray Blanton (D)	884	44.5%
Dan East (I)	13	0.7%
TOTAL	1,988
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Sevier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	7,461	80.4%
Ray Blanton (D)	1,750	18.9%
Dan East (I)	65	0.7%
TOTAL	9,276
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Shelby County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	148,117	65.2%
Ray Blanton (D)	77,127	33.9%
Dan East (I)	1,946	0.9%
TOTAL	227,190
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Smith County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	1,503	47.3%
Ray Blanton (D)	1,645	51.8%
Dan East (I)	30	0.9%
TOTAL	3,178
Turnout: 36%

1972 Senate class 2, Stewart County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	658	34.4%
Ray Blanton (D)	1,237	64.7%
Dan East (I)	16	0.8%
TOTAL	1,911
Turnout: 37%

1972 Senate class 2, Sullivan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	26,282	68.3%
Ray Blanton (D)	11,949	31.1%
Dan East (I)	225	0.6%
TOTAL	38,456
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Sumner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	8,055	54.8%
Ray Blanton (D)	6,531	44.5%
Dan East (I)	106	0.7%
TOTAL	14,692
Turnout: 37%

1972 Senate class 2, Tipton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	4,804	60.9%
Ray Blanton (D)	3,025	38.3%
Dan East (I)	60	0.8%
TOTAL	7,889
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Trousdale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	529	42.1%
Ray Blanton (D)	726	57.7%
Dan East (I)	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,258
Turnout: 34%

1972 Senate class 2, Unicoi County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	3,512	75.5%
Ray Blanton (D)	1,130	24.3%
Dan East (I)	12	0.3%
TOTAL	4,654
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	1,745	68.1%
Ray Blanton (D)	806	31.5%
Dan East (I)	11	0.4%
TOTAL	2,562
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Van Buren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	515	47.0%
Ray Blanton (D)	570	52.1%
Dan East (I)	10	0.9%
TOTAL	1,095
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	2,898	49.1%
Ray Blanton (D)	2,951	50.0%
Dan East (I)	51	0.9%
TOTAL	5,900
Turnout: 32%

1972 Senate class 2, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	16,571	73.2%
Ray Blanton (D)	5,914	26.1%
Dan East (I)	158	0.7%
TOTAL	22,643
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	2,422	67.4%
Ray Blanton (D)	1,166	32.4%
Dan East (I)	6	0.2%
TOTAL	3,594
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Weakley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	4,066	49.3%
Ray Blanton (D)	4,185	50.7%
TOTAL	8,251
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, White County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	1,951	49.8%
Ray Blanton (D)	1,936	49.4%
Dan East (I)	29	0.7%
TOTAL	3,916
Turnout: 34%

1972 Senate class 2, Williamson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	6,444	64.5%
Ray Blanton (D)	3,444	34.5%
Dan East (I)	108	1.1%
TOTAL	9,996
Turnout: 40%

1972 Senate class 2, Wilson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Howard Baker, Jr.* (R)	5,034	53.1%
Ray Blanton (D)	4,375	46.1%
Dan East (I)	73	0.8%
TOTAL	9,482
Turnout: 36%