1976Final results
1976 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 99
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Harold Byrd (D) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Bill Bussjaeger (D) by 38.6 points.
Harold ByrdDemocrat · winner
61.6%3,009
Bill BussjaegerDemocrat
23.0%1,123
Robert ShearsDemocrat
8.3%404
Hal ChesterDemocrat
7.1%348
4,884 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET