1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1968 Republican primary for Tennessee House District CARTER

Name: 1968 Republican primary for Tennessee House District CARTER
Start: 1968-08-01
Location: Tennessee

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Fornia D. Peters (R) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Bill Bowers (R) by 41.0 points.

Fornia D. PetersRepublican · winner

63.1%5,996

Bill BowersRepublican · incumbent

22.1%2,098

14.8%1,406

9,500 votes

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