DemocratNot in office · last served 1974Last on a ballot: Nov 1972
Harold Ford
Last held office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 86 (1972–1974). Ran in 4 elections between 1970 and 1972, winning 4.
Last office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 86
- Last margin
- +83.3
- Won 1972
- Elections
- 4
- 1970–1972
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Ford was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Tennessee House of Representatives, District 86
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Ford has run
Margin: how far Ford finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 86 | General | Won | Bernard Roberson (R) | 91.7% | D+83.3 |
| 1972 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 86 | Primary | Won | J. J. Terrell (D) | 96.3% | +92.6 |
| 1970 | Tennessee House of Representatives, Shelby 5 | General | Won | James I. Taylor (I) | 73.7% | D+47.3 |
| 1970 | Tennessee House of Representatives, Shelby 5 | Primary | Won | James I. Taylor (D) | 62.5% | +25.0 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Ford has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 86 · 1972–1974
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District SHELBY 5 · 1970–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Ford has run against
- Bernard Roberson (R) · 1972 election, won
- James I. Taylor (I) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive