1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Tennessee House District 8
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
G. C. Cook (R) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Forrest Bridges (D) by 3.7 points.
G. C. CookRepublican · winner
51.8%14,059
Forrest BridgesDemocrat · incumbent
48.2%13,056
27,115 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