1968Final results
1968 election for Tennessee House District 5
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Thomas O. Shumate (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Paris Coffey (D) by 3.1 points.
Thomas O. ShumateRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.6%5,382
Paris CoffeyDemocrat
48.4%5,058
10,440 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