1968Final results
1968 Republican primary for Tennessee Senate District 7
Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee
Brown Ayres (R) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Lowell W. Ramsey (R) by 27.9 points.
Brown AyresRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.8%4,394
Lowell W. RamseyRepublican
23.9%2,028
John E. Akridge Jr.Republican
20.4%1,728
John V. OvertonRepublican
4.0%340
8,490 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Brown Ayres (R)Lowell W. Ramsey (R)John E. Akridge Jr. (R)
Also on the ballot: John V. Overton (Republican), 4.0%