1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1968 Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives: Shelby 5

Name: 1968 Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives: Shelby 5
Start: 1968-08-01
Location: Tennessee

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

James I. Taylor (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating A. W. Willis Jr. (D) by 6.8 points.

James I. TaylorDemocrat · winner

53.4%1,923

A. W. Willis Jr.Democrat · incumbent

46.6%1,679

3,602 votes

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