1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Tennessee House District 99
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Harold Byrd (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating James E. Hendren (R) by 1.5 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Harold ByrdDemocrat · winner
50.7%9,772
James E. HendrenRepublican · incumbent
49.3%9,488
19,260 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)