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1978Final results

1978 election for Tennessee House District 99

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Harold Byrd (D) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating David E. Ferguson (R) by 16.4 points.

Harold ByrdDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.2%10,519
41.8%7,562
18,081 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

EvenD+16.41978D+11.01980D+3.21982D+13.21990D+14.61992D+13.31994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET