1978Final results
1978 election for Tennessee House District 36
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
David Ledford (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Shirley Duer (R) by 2.7 points.
David LedfordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.3%6,589
Shirley DuerRepublican
48.7%6,248
12,837 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET