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Election 1972 Results

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1972 US Senate election in Tennessee

Howard Baker Jr. (Republican) beat Ray Blanton (Democrat) in Tennessee in 1972, 61.5% to 37.8%, a margin of 23.7 points and 275,940 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1966, when Howard Baker Jr. also won.

Republicans led in 60 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 35. The largest, Shelby, cast 227,190 votes and went to the Republican by 31.2 points. The closest was Dekalb, where 1 vote separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Howard Baker Jr. won Republican 716,539 61.5%
Ray Blanton Democratic 440,599 37.8%
All other candidates 7,057 0.6%
Total1,164,195

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Shelby 77,127 33.9% 148,117 65.2% 1,946 227,190 R+31.2
Davidson 56,472 43.3% 73,272 56.2% 627 130,371 R+12.9
Knox 27,573 30.8% 61,478 68.7% 442 89,493 R+37.9
Hamilton 21,932 28.3% 55,129 71.2% 403 77,464 R+42.9
Sullivan 11,949 31.1% 26,282 68.3% 225 38,456 R+37.3
Washington 5,914 26.1% 16,571 73.2% 158 22,643 R+47.1
Blount 6,601 30.4% 15,030 69.2% 86 21,717 R+38.8
Anderson 7,868 36.9% 13,403 62.8% 55 21,326 R+26.0
Madison 9,499 45.1% 11,569 54.9% 6 21,074 R+9.8
Rutherford 7,010 42.0% 9,500 57.0% 164 16,674 R+14.9
Sumner 6,531 44.5% 8,055 54.8% 106 14,692 R+10.4
Gibson 6,309 46.7% 7,117 52.7% 89 13,515 R+6.0
Bradley 3,465 26.0% 9,776 73.5% 63 13,304 R+47.4
Carter 2,858 21.5% 10,354 78.0% 62 13,274 R+56.5
Montgomery 6,388 48.6% 6,694 50.9% 68 13,150 R+2.3
Greene 3,604 28.4% 9,003 71.1% 64 12,671 R+42.6
Roane 4,680 37.7% 7,691 61.9% 45 12,416 R+24.3
Hamblen 3,726 32.3% 7,769 67.3% 44 11,539 R+35.0
Maury 4,387 40.7% 6,335 58.8% 54 10,776 R+18.1
McMinn 3,603 34.2% 6,878 65.3% 49 10,530 R+31.1
Hawkins 2,907 27.7% 7,322 69.8% 257 10,486 R+42.1
Putnam 4,602 45.7% 5,416 53.7% 63 10,081 R+8.1
Williamson 3,444 34.5% 6,444 64.5% 108 9,996 R+30.0
Lawrence 4,631 47.2% 5,115 52.1% 67 9,813 R+4.9
Coffee 4,309 45.3% 5,203 54.7% 9,512 R+9.4
Wilson 4,375 46.1% 5,034 53.1% 73 9,482 R+7.0
Sevier 1,750 18.9% 7,461 80.4% 65 9,276 R+61.6
Monroe 3,318 37.9% 5,414 61.8% 22 8,754 R+23.9
Carroll 4,153 49.1% 4,255 50.3% 43 8,451 R+1.2
Weakley 4,185 50.7% 4,066 49.3% 8,251 D+1.4
Tipton 3,025 38.3% 4,804 60.9% 60 7,889 R+22.6
Dyer 2,889 37.9% 4,657 61.1% 71 7,617 R+23.2
Henry 4,058 53.8% 3,430 45.5% 57 7,545 D+8.3
Loudon 2,555 34.7% 4,794 65.1% 15 7,364 R+30.4
Franklin 3,765 51.6% 3,508 48.1% 24 7,297 D+3.5
Jefferson 2,255 31.0% 4,986 68.6% 30 7,271 R+37.6
Obion 3,652 50.9% 3,454 48.2% 63 7,169 D+2.8
Bedford 3,448 48.5% 3,600 50.6% 65 7,113 R+2.1
Henderson 2,744 39.6% 4,159 60.0% 23 6,926 R+20.4
Robertson 3,676 53.2% 3,182 46.1% 51 6,909 D+7.2
McNairy 3,869 56.4% 2,962 43.1% 34 6,865 D+13.2
Campbell 2,329 34.8% 4,323 64.7% 33 6,685 R+29.8
Cumberland 2,094 33.5% 4,137 66.1% 24 6,255 R+32.7
Dickson 3,389 54.4% 2,789 44.8% 51 6,229 D+9.6
Cocke 1,301 21.5% 4,735 78.2% 18 6,054 R+56.7
Hardin 3,019 50.2% 2,985 49.7% 6 6,010 D+0.6
Warren 2,951 50.0% 2,898 49.1% 51 5,900 D+0.9
Marion 2,499 42.8% 3,294 56.5% 40 5,833 R+13.6
Hardeman 3,214 57.0% 2,378 42.1% 51 5,643 D+14.8
Fayette 2,791 50.0% 2,756 49.4% 35 5,582 D+0.6
Lauderdale 2,784 51.0% 2,627 48.1% 53 5,464 D+2.9
Haywood 2,756 51.9% 2,501 47.1% 56 5,313 D+4.8
Lincoln 2,836 53.8% 2,407 45.6% 31 5,274 D+8.1
Rhea 1,881 36.0% 3,351 64.0% 5,232 R+28.1
Giles 2,902 58.4% 2,028 40.8% 36 4,966 D+17.6
Claiborne 1,731 35.2% 3,175 64.5% 13 4,919 R+29.4
Unicoi 1,130 24.3% 3,512 75.5% 12 4,654 R+51.2
Marshall 2,401 53.8% 2,043 45.8% 19 4,463 D+8.0
Benton 2,379 56.0% 1,848 43.5% 19 4,246 D+12.5
Humphreys 2,340 57.2% 1,699 41.5% 54 4,093 D+15.7
Chester 2,244 55.0% 1,817 44.5% 18 4,079 D+10.5
White 1,936 49.4% 1,951 49.8% 29 3,916 R+0.4
Decatur 2,150 55.5% 1,715 44.2% 11 3,876 D+11.2
Polk 1,657 44.1% 2,091 55.6% 11 3,759 R+11.5
Johnson 620 16.5% 3,089 82.2% 47 3,756 R+65.7
Morgan 1,610 43.1% 2,109 56.5% 15 3,734 R+13.4
Grainger 1,038 28.1% 2,635 71.4% 15 3,688 R+43.3
Wayne 1,166 32.4% 2,422 67.4% 6 3,594 R+34.9
Overton 1,886 52.6% 1,683 47.0% 15 3,584 D+5.7
Hickman 2,236 63.1% 1,284 36.2% 24 3,544 D+26.9
Scott 891 25.2% 2,641 74.6% 6 3,538 R+49.5
Cheatham 1,905 54.9% 1,536 44.2% 31 3,472 D+10.6
Crockett 1,399 41.0% 2,016 59.0% 3,415 R+18.1
Dekalb 1,621 49.5% 1,620 49.5% 31 3,272 level
Smith 1,645 51.8% 1,503 47.3% 30 3,178 D+4.5
Macon 1,015 32.6% 2,099 67.4% 3,114 R+34.8
Bledsoe 1,217 39.1% 1,878 60.4% 14 3,109 R+21.3
Fentress 915 32.0% 1,930 67.5% 13 2,858 R+35.5
Cannon 1,249 47.2% 1,381 52.2% 14 2,644 R+5.0
Grundy 1,375 53.4% 1,187 46.1% 13 2,575 D+7.3
Union 806 31.5% 1,745 68.1% 11 2,562 R+36.7
Lewis 1,539 64.5% 847 35.5% 2,386 D+29.0
Hancock 583 26.3% 1,603 72.4% 28 2,214 R+46.1
Jackson 1,293 61.2% 807 38.2% 12 2,112 D+23.0
Sequatchie 884 44.5% 1,091 54.9% 13 1,988 R+10.4
Perry 1,206 61.5% 747 38.1% 8 1,961 D+23.4
Stewart 1,237 64.7% 658 34.4% 16 1,911 D+30.3
Houston 983 59.7% 644 39.1% 20 1,647 D+20.6
Clay 766 46.9% 857 52.5% 10 1,633 R+5.6
Lake 793 50.6% 757 48.3% 18 1,568 D+2.3
Meigs 592 37.8% 966 61.7% 7 1,565 R+23.9
Pickett 454 33.0% 920 66.9% 2 1,376 R+33.9
Trousdale 726 57.7% 529 42.1% 3 1,258 D+15.7
Van Buren 570 52.1% 515 47.0% 10 1,095 D+5.0
Moore 559 52.9% 491 46.5% 7 1,057 D+6.4

Counties as they stood in 1972; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Tennessee Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Marsha Blackburn (R) R+29.6
2020 Bill Hagerty (R) R+27.0
2018 Marsha Blackburn (R) R+10.8
2014 Lamar Alexander (R) R+30.0
2012 Bob Corker (R) R+34.5
2008 Lamar Alexander (R) R+33.5
2006 Bob Corker (R) R+2.7
2002 Lamar Alexander (R) R+9.9
2000 Bill Frist (R) R+32.9
1996 Fred Thompson (R) R+24.5
1994 Bill Frist (R) R+14.3
1990 Albert Gore Jr. (D) D+37.9
1988 Jim Sasser (D) D+30.6
1984 Al Gore (D) D+26.9
1982 Jim Sasser (D) D+23.9
1978 Howard H. Baker (R) R+15.2
1976 James R. Sasser (D) D+5.4
1972 Howard Baker Jr. (R) R+23.7
1970 William E. Brock III (R) R+3.9
1966 Howard Baker Jr. (R) R+11.4
1964 Al Gore Sr. (D) D+7.2
1960 Estes Kefauver (D) D+43.5
1958 Al Gore Sr. (D) D+60.0
1954 Estes Kefauver (D) D+39.9
1952 Al Gore Sr. (D) D+53.3
1948 Estes Kefauver (D) D+31.9
1946 Kenneth McKellar (D) D+40.4
1942 A. Tom Stewart (D) D+47.4
1940 Kenneth McKellar (D) D+41.6
1936 Nathan Bachman (D) D+56.5
1934 Kenneth McKellar (D) D+27.6
1930 Cordell Hull (D) D+44.2
1928 Kenneth McKellar (D) D+18.6
1924 Lawrence D. Tyson (D) D+14.7
1922 Kenneth McKellar (D) D+36.1
1918 John K. Shields (D) D+24.6
1916 Kenneth McKellar (D) D+9.8