Johnnie Byrd
Electoral history
Table:
Date
Position
Status
Opponent
Result
Vote share
Top-opponent vote share

1996
State Representative
Open-seat
Troy Surrency (D)
Elected
65.06%[5]
34.94%

1998
State Representative
Incumbent
Jeff Johnson (D)
Re-elected
77.49%[6]
22.52%

2000
State Representative
Incumbent
John Wayne Clark (D)
Re-elected
66.17%[7]
33.83%

2002
State Representative
Incumbent
Ran unopposed
Re-elected
100.00%[8]
0%

2012
Circuit Court Judge
Incumbent
Mark R. Wolfe
Lost
36.7%[9]
63.3%

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