In reapportionment, his district received a large area where Republican influence was strong and growing while simultaneously losing some solidly Democratic areas, and observers felt that if there was a vunerable Democratic incumbent in the Tennessee Congressional delegation in 1972, it was probably Anderson.
In reapportionment, his district received a large area around Memphis where Republican influence was strong and growing while simultaneously losing some solidly Democratic areas. Observers felt that if there was a vunerable Democratic incumbent in the Tennessee Congressional delegation in 1972, it was probably Anderson.