1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1968 Republican primary for Tennessee Senate District 1

Name: 1968 Republican primary for Tennessee Senate District 1
Start: 1968-08-01
Location: Tennessee

Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee

Howard R. Dunbar (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Marshall Nave (R) by 0.6 points.

Howard R. DunbarRepublican · winner

50.3%10,216

Marshall NaveRepublican · incumbent

49.7%10,092

20,308 votes

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