1986Final results
1986 election for Tennessee House District 21
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
M. F. Stafford (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Edwin T. Smith (D) by 7.5 points.
M. F. StaffordRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.8%6,141
Edwin T. SmithDemocrat
46.2%5,280
11,421 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET