1968Final results
1968 election for Tennessee House District 17
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
James Lacy (D) won with 74.9% of the vote, defeating Joe Dyer (Ind) by 49.8 points.
James LacyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.9%6,187
Joe DyerIndependent
25.1%2,076
8,263 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