1976Final results
1976 election for Tennessee House District 87
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Ira H. Murphy (D) won with 94.8% of the vote, defeating Ira Sachs (Ind) by 89.6 points.
Ira H. MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
94.8%4,119
Ira SachsIndependent
5.2%225
4,344 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