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1968Final results

1968 election for Tennessee House of Representatives: Shelby 4

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Tommy Powell (D) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Frank Webb Jr. (R) by 18.9 points.

Tommy PowellDemocrat · winner
59.4%6,616
Frank Webb Jr.Republican
40.6%4,514
11,130 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

EvenD+18.91968D+21.31970

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