1968Final results
1968 election for Tennessee House District 12
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Howard Swafford (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating P. D. Garland (D) by 7.5 points.
Howard SwaffordRepublican · winner
53.7%5,416
P. D. GarlandDemocrat
46.3%4,663
10,079 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET