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| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 90th district | |
| In office 1973–1975 | |
| Preceded by | William V. Lawson Jr. |
| Succeeded by | John W. Spence |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1949-10-19)October 19, 1949 Proctor, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | December 19, 2024(2024-12-19) (aged 75) |
| Political party | Republican |
Henry N. Craft Jr. (October 19, 1949 – December 19, 2024) was an American politician from the state of Tennessee. He served as a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1973 to 1975.
Biography
Craft was born in Proctor, Arkansas, a farm settlement in Crittenden County. He moved to Memphis, Tennessee, at the age of 12, and graduated from Memphis University School in 1967, Vanderbilt University in 1971, and the Mississippi College School of Law in 1980. As a law student, he pulled off an upset in the Republican primary for the Memphis-based 90th district of the Tennessee House of Representatives, defeating two-term incumbent William V. Lawson Jr. After winning by a large margin in 1972, he was defeated by Democrat John W. Spence in 1974. Craft would later become a Libertarian. After practicing law in Memphis, he worked at the Commodity Exchange in New York from 1989 to 2000, then relocated to Chattanooga. He died on December 19, 2024.
Electoral history
1972
Primary election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Henry Craft | 1,278 | 53.4 | |
| Republican | William V. Lawson Jr. * | 1,114 | 46.6 | |
| Total votes | 2,392 | 100 | ||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Henry Craft | 7,896 | 63.9 | |
| Democratic | Howard A. Cohn | 4,462 | 36.1 | |
| Total votes | 12,358 | 100 | ||
1974
Primary election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Henry Craft * | 2,017 | 63.7 | |
| Republican | Ron Poe | 1,003 | 31.7 | |
| Republican | Mary Belle Manley | 144 | 4.6 | |
| Total votes | 3,164 | 100 | ||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John W. Spence | 5,343 | 50.4 | |
| Republican | Henry Craft * | 5,263 | 49.6 | |
| Total votes | 10,606 | 100 | ||
External links
References
- ^ "Craft, Henry N.: Former State Representative For Tennessee". The Chattanoogan. December 30, 2024.
- "GOP Upset, Demo Write-Ins Set Lively Legislative Races". The Memphis Press-Scimitar. August 4, 1972.
- ^ "Vote Tally Is Now Official". The Memphis Press-Scimitar. November 18, 1974.
- "Shelby County Election Totals". The Memphis Press-Scimitar. August 4, 1972.
- "Counting The Votes In Tennessee And Shelby County". The Commercial Appeal. November 9, 1972.
- "Shelby County Primary Election Returns-at-a-Glance". The Memphis Press-Scimitar. August 2, 1974.
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