1980Final results
1980 election for Tennessee House District 21
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
M. F. Stafford (R) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Paul Bivens (D) by 12.7 points.
M. F. StaffordRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.4%8,325
Paul BivensDemocrat
43.6%6,446
14,771 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET