1976Final results
1976 election for Tennessee House District 5
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Robert O. Burleson (R) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Mike Hunter (D) by 14.1 points.
Robert O. BurlesonRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.1%6,275
Mike HunterDemocrat
42.9%4,724
10,999 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