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1968-11-05 U.S. House Election Results for Tennessee (District 05)

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Runoff Election: No Yes
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Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County Richard Fulton*
(D)		 George Kelly
(R)		 William Burton
(American Independent)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 61,04548.7% 52,83642.2% 11,4129.1% 10.0% 8,209 125,294
Total R vote: 52,836 (42.2%)      Total D vote: 61,045 (48.7%)      Total Other vote: 11,413 (9.1%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   George Kelly 3,631 69.0%
2   Hamilton Gayden 1,629 31.0%
TOTAL VOTES 5,260  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Richard Fulton* 33,403 70.6%
2   R.H. Crowder 13,882 29.4%
TOTAL VOTES 47,285