1968Final results
1968 election for Tennessee House of Representatives: Shelby 1
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Leonard Dunavant (R) won re-election with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Volney F. Ashley Jr. (D) by 26.3 points.
Leonard DunavantRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.1%7,633
Volney F. Ashley Jr.Democrat
36.9%4,457
12,090 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)