1976Final results
1976 Republican primary for Tennessee House District 21
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
M. F. Stafford (R) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Stephen T. Samples (R) by 16.4 points.
M. F. StaffordRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.2%1,866
Stephen T. SamplesRepublican
41.8%1,341
3,207 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET