1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Tennessee Senate District 31
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Curtis Person Jr. (R) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating Clayton P. Elam (D) by 35.4 points.
Curtis Person Jr.Republican · winner
67.7%19,924
Clayton P. ElamDemocrat · incumbent
32.3%9,502
29,426 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