1968Final results
1968 election for Tennessee House District ANDERSON
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
James Elkins (R) won with 40.2% of the vote, defeating J. D. Yarnell (D) by 6.1 points.
James ElkinsRepublican · winner
40.2%7,841
J. D. YarnellDemocrat
34.1%6,659
Lilly Rose ClaiborneIndependent
25.7%5,017
19,517 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