1968Final results
1968 Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives: Hamilton 5
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
W. E. Stone (D) won with 46.9% of the vote, defeating Laban Defriese (D) by 7.5 points.
W. E. StoneDemocrat · winner
46.9%1,391
Laban DefrieseDemocrat
39.4%1,169
David W. BarnesDemocrat
13.8%409
2,969 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET