1976Final results
1976 election for Tennessee House District 21
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
M. F. Stafford (R) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Edwin T. Smith (D) by 14.5 points.
M. F. StaffordRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.2%6,767
Edwin T. SmithDemocrat
42.8%5,054
11,821 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET