1968Final results
1968 election for Tennessee House of Representatives: Shelby 9
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
William V. Lawson (R) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating John N. Wimmer (D) by 17.2 points.
William V. LawsonRepublican · winner
58.6%4,678
John N. WimmerDemocrat
41.4%3,306
7,984 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)