1968Final results
1968 election for Tennessee Senate District 1
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Howard R. Dunbar (R) won with 78.5% of the vote, defeating John Curtis (Ind) by 57.0 points.
Howard R. DunbarRepublican · winner
78.5%24,732
John CurtisIndependent
21.5%6,777
31,511 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET