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1968Final results

1968 election for Tennessee Senate District 21

Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee

Frank C. Gorrell (D) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Lillie Hollabaugh (R) by 12.6 points.

Frank C. GorrellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.3%18,092
43.7%14,037
32,129 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+7.91970D+12.91994D+26.82002D+32.52006D+13.22010D+33.32014

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