1968Final results
1968 election for Tennessee House District 26
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Leonard Martin (D) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Bernie Bishop (Ind) by 28.8 points.
Leonard MartinDemocrat · winner
64.4%6,453
Bernie BishopIndependent
35.6%3,571
10,024 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