1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 primary for Tennessee Senate District 30
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
William R. Bruce (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Joe M. Pipkin (D) by 8.1 points.
William R. BruceDemocrat · winner
54.0%6,344
Joe M. PipkinDemocrat · incumbent
46.0%5,397
11,741 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET