1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1968 Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives: Shelby 11

Name: 1968 Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives: Shelby 11
Start: 1968-08-01
Location: Tennessee

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Alvin King (D) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Russell B. Sugarmon (D) by 14.1 points.

Alvin KingDemocrat · winner

57.0%2,713

Russell B. SugarmonDemocrat · incumbent

43.0%2,044

4,757 votes

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