1968Final results
1968 primary for Tennessee House District 8
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Forrest Bridges (D) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Harold Shoopman (D) by 22.4 points.
Forrest BridgesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.2%4,053
Harold ShoopmanDemocrat
38.8%2,572
6,625 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET