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1968Final results

1968 election for Tennessee House of Representatives: Shelby 15

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Thomas B. Avery (R) won re-election with 71.9% of the vote, defeating C. B. Smith Jr. (D) by 43.7 points.

Thomas B. AveryRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.9%7,977
C. B. Smith Jr.Democrat
28.1%3,124
11,101 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+43.71968R+55.11970

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Thomas B. Avery (R)C. B. Smith Jr. (D)