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1980Final results

1980 election for Tennessee House District 99

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Harold Byrd (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating David E. Ferguson (R) by 11.0 points.

Harold ByrdDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.5%16,546
44.5%13,275
29,821 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

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