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1968Final results

1968 election for Tennessee Senate District 25

Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee

Lowell Thomas (D) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Lester W. Hughes (R) by 21.9 points.

Lowell ThomasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.0%15,524
39.0%9,943
25,467 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+4.61982D+12.71986D+47.41990D+14.61994D+11.01998D+9.52000 special

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