1968Final results

1968 election for Tennessee House of Representatives: Shelby 8

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Charles C. Burch (D) won re-election with 69.7% of the vote, defeating Frank Madlinger (R) by 41.9 points.

Charles C. BurchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.7%6,943
Frank MadlingerRepublican
27.8%2,774
Warner HuntleyIndependent
2.4%244
9,961 votes

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

The candidates

Charles C. Burch (D)Frank Madlinger (R)

Also on the ballot: Warner Huntley (Independent), 2.4%