1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Tennessee House District 7
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
William C. Watson (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating W. E. Michael (R) by 1.5 points.
William C. WatsonDemocrat · winner
50.8%5,460
W. E. MichaelRepublican · incumbent
49.2%5,295
10,755 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