DemocratNot in office · last served 1982Last on a ballot: Nov 1980
James Craft Akard
Last held office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 1 (1980–1982). Ran in 2 elections in 1980, winning 2.
- Last margin
- +9.0
- Won 1980
- Elections
- 2
- 1980
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Akard was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Akard has run
Margin: how far Akard finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 1 | General | Won | Harold D. Necessary (R), Thomas S. Cuthill (I) | 51.3% | D+9.0 |
| 1980 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 1 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Akard has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 1 · 1980–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Akard has run against
- Harold D. Necessary (R) · 1980 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive