Tennessee State House District 72
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Kirk Haston Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
Kirk HastonRepublican · Incumbent8 years since first win
One candidate on the printed ballot.
- Last election
- Kirk Haston (Republican) was unopposed, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 1 candidate
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- Kirk HastonIncumbentRepublican
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Official results for Tennessee
History (27 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 25,924
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 72, 1972 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanKirk HastonWon Republican 25,924100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,780
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 72, 1972 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanKirk HastonWon(incumbent) Republican 14,780100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,633
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 72, 1972 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanKirk HastonWon(incumbent) Republican 24,633100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,891
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 72, 1972 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanKirk HastonWon Republican 16,21881.5% DemocraticJames T. Haynes Democratic 3,67318.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 20,009
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 72, 1972 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSteve McDanielWon(incumbent) Republican 20,009100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,548
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 72, 1972 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSteve K. McDanielWon(incumbent) Republican 10,548100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,150
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 72, 1972 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSteve K. McDanielWon(incumbent) Republican 18,150100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,071
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 72, 1972 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSteve K. McDanielWon(incumbent) Republican 12,071100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,451
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 72, 1972 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSteve K. McDanielWon(incumbent) Republican 19,451100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,972
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 72, 1972 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSteve McDanielWon(incumbent) Republican 13,972100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,277
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 72, 1972 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSteve McDanielWon(incumbent) Republican 15,41572.5% DemocraticDavid Kenneth Mason Democratic 5,86227.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,456
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 72, 1972 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSteve McDanielWon(incumbent) Republican 10,456100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,158
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 72, 1972 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSteve McDanielWon(incumbent) Republican 12,158100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,629
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 72, 1972 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSteve McDanielWon(incumbent) Republican 9,629100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,092
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 72, 1972 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSteve McDanielWon(incumbent) Republican 17,092100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,957
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 72, 1972 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSteve McDanielWon(incumbent) Republican 14,957100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,151
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 1993)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 72, 1972 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSteve McDanielWon(incumbent) Republican 13,73865.0% DemocraticSandra E. Silverstein Democratic 7,41335.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,903
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 72, 1972 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBill SipesWon(incumbent) Republican 5,78958.5% DemocraticD. C. DeLoach Democratic 4,11441.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,804
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 72, 1972 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBill SipesWon Republican 8,73952.0% DemocraticHugh H. Harvey Jr. Democratic 8,06548.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,642
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 72, 1972 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDan TankersleyWon(incumbent) Republican 7,29753.5% DemocraticO. Ralph Smith Democratic 6,34546.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,905
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 72, 1972 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDan TankersleyWon Republican 8,48453.3% DemocraticBilly Jack Goodrich Democratic 7,42146.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,494
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1983)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 72, 1972 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share IndependentJames H. Wallace Jr.Won(incumbent) Independent 6,494100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,024
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 72, 1972 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDale KelleyWon(incumbent) Republican 9,55959.6% DemocraticRobert L. McKee Democratic 6,46540.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,719
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 72, 1972 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDale KelleyWon Republican 6,91550.4% DemocraticBob Butler(incumbent) Democratic 6,80449.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,967
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 72, 1972 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBob ButlerWon Democratic 6,62351.1% RepublicanG. Tillman Stewart Republican 6,34448.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,205
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 72, 1972 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEdward BaileyWon(incumbent) Republican 5,73451.2% OtherCarl Melton Other 5,47148.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,921
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1973)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 72, 1972 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEdward BaileyWon(incumbent) Republican 8,46856.8% DemocraticJ. Carl Davis Democratic 5,77538.7% OtherW. G. Pipkin Other 6784.5%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1972 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Tennessee State House District 72, election results 1972 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/tn/house/72. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:tn/sldl:72
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026