2008Final results
2008 election for Tennessee House District 69
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
David A. Shepard (D) won with 75.6% of the vote, defeating W. Ryan Akin (Ind) by 51.3 points.
David A. ShepardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.6%15,687
W. Ryan AkinIndependent
24.4%5,055
20,742 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET