1976Final results
1976 election for Tennessee House District 36
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
David Ledford (D) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating James A. Melton (R) by 13.5 points.
David LedfordDemocrat · winner
56.7%6,619
James A. MeltonRepublican
43.3%5,048
11,667 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