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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
17.7%1,264
7,122 votes

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