1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives: Shelby 3
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
James R. Ashford (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Robert Farley (R) by 0.2 points.
James R. AshfordRepublican · winner
50.1%663
Robert FarleyRepublican · incumbent
49.9%660
1,323 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET