1968Final results

1968 primary for Tennessee House District 37

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

John W. Palmer (D) won with 42.6% of the vote, defeating J. S. Scott (D) by 14.6 points.

John W. PalmerDemocrat · winner
42.6%10,981
Frank GarnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
29.4%7,584
J. S. ScottDemocrat
28.0%7,212
25,777 votes

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