1980Final results
1980 election for Tennessee House District 76
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Ned McWherter (D) won with 72.3% of the vote, defeating Bennie Castleman (R) by 44.6 points.
Ned McWherterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.3%10,873
Bennie CastlemanRepublican
27.7%4,162
15,035 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