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1976Final results

1976 election for Tennessee House District 61

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Cletus McWilliams (D) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Libby Fryer (Ind) by 30.2 points.

Cletus McWilliamsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.1%5,908
Libby FryerIndependent
34.9%3,168
9,076 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

EvenR+14.51984R+46.31988R+46.51992R+34.41996R+30.92018R+31.92020

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