RepublicanNot in office · last served 1988Last on a ballot: Nov 1986
M. F. Stafford
Last held office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 21 (1972–1988). Ran in 18 elections between 1970 and 1986, winning 18.
Last office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 21
- Last margin
- +7.5
- Won 1986
- Elections
- 18
- 1970–1986
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Stafford 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 6Tennessee House of Representatives, District 21
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Stafford has run
Margin: how far Stafford finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 21 | General | Won | Edwin T. Smith (D) | 53.8% | R+7.5 |
| 1986 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 21 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 21 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 21 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 21 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 21 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1980 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 21 | General | Won | Paul Bivens (D) | 56.4% | R+12.7 |
| 1980 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 21 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 21 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 21 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1976 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 21 | General | Won | Edwin T. Smith (D) | 57.2% | R+14.5 |
| 1976 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 21 | Primary | Won | Stephen T. Samples (R) | 58.2% | +16.4 |
| 1974 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 21 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 21 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 21 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 21 | Primary | Won | Boyd E. Smith (R) | 67.8% | +35.7 |
| 1970 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 6 | General | Won | Fred Huffstetler (R), C. W. Byrd (I) | 50.8% | R+11.4 |
| 1970 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 6 | Primary | Won | Fred Huffstetler (R) | 21.3% | −57.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Stafford has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 21 · 1972–1988
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 6 · 1970–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Stafford has run against
- Edwin T. Smith (D) · 1986 election, won
- Paul Bivens (D) · 1980 election, won
- Fred Huffstetler (R) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive