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1968Final results

1968 election for Tennessee House District DAVIDSON 8

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Charles A. Howell III (R) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Harlan Dodson III (D) by 16.9 points.

Charles A. Howell IIIRepublican · winner
58.5%9,798
41.5%6,959
16,758 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

EvenR+16.91968R+5.01970

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET