1968Final results
1968 election for Tennessee Senate District 28
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Edgar H. Gillock (D) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating David L. Shirley (R) by 42.5 points.
Edgar H. GillockDemocrat · winner
71.3%19,775
David L. ShirleyRepublican
28.7%7,977
27,752 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