1968Final results
1968 Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives: Davidson 8
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Harlan Dodson III (D) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Bush Cole (D) by 46.5 points.
Harlan Dodson IIIDemocrat · winner
64.4%4,585
Bush ColeDemocrat
17.9%1,273
Hames M. LoveDemocrat
17.7%1,264
7,122 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET