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2012Final results

2012 election for Tennessee House District 69

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

David A. Shepard (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Wayne White (R) by 13.2 points.

David A. ShepardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.2%11,661
Wayne WhiteRepublican
42.0%8,865
Kenneth W. BuserIndependent
2.9%605
21,131 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenD+26.22000D+40.42002D+8.02010D+13.22012D+0.12014R+31.42016

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

The candidates

David A. Shepard (D)Wayne White (R)

Also on the ballot: Kenneth W. Buser (Independent), 2.9%