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2016 Tennessee House of Representatives election

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2016 Tennessee House of Representatives election

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99 Seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives
50 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Beth Harwell Craig Fitzhugh
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 56th: Nashville 82nd: Ripley
Last election 73 seats 26 seats
Seats won 74 25
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1

Results:
     Democratic gain      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
Vote Share:
     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Speaker of the House before election

Beth Harwell
Republican

Elected Speaker of the House

Beth Harwell
Republican

The 2016 Tennessee House of Representatives election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect 99 seats for the Tennessee House of Representatives. The elections coincided with the Presidential, U.S. House, and State Senate elections.

Republican Paul Sherrell flipped the rural 43rd district, and Republican Michael Curcio flipped the rural 69th district, while Democrat Dwayne Thompson flipped Memphis's suburban 96th district. The Republican Party maintained their supermajority in the state house.[1][2]

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Governing[3] Safe R May 18, 2016

Results summary

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Summary of the November 8, 2016 Tennessee House election results
Party Candidates Votes Seats
No. % No. +/–
Republican 74 Increase 1
Democratic 25 Decrease 1
Independent 0 Steady
Write-in 0 Steady
Total 100.00 99 Steady
Source: [1]
Popular vote
Republican
%
Democratic
%
Independent
%
Write-ins
%
House seats
Republican
74.75%
Democratic
25.25%

Overview

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District Incumbent Results Candidates
Representative Party Electoral history
District 1 Republican
District 2 Bud Hulsey Republican 2014
District 3 Timothy Hill Republican 2012
District 4 John Holsclaw Jr. Republican 2014
District 5 David Hawk Republican 2002 Incumbent won re-election.
District 6 James Van Huss Republican 2012
District 7 Matthew Hill Republican 2004
District 8 Jerome Moon Republican 2017
District 9 Republican
District 10 Republican
District 11 Jeremy Faison Republican 2010 Incumbent won re-election.
District 12 Dale Carr Republican 2012
District 13
District 14 Jason Zachary Republican 2015
District 15 Rick Staples Democratic 2016
District 16 Bill Dunn Republican 1994
District 17 Andrew Farmer Republican 2012
District 18 Martin Daniel Republican 2014
District 19 Republican
District 20 Robert Ramsey Republican 2008
District 21 Republican
District 22 Dan Howell Republican 2014 Incumbent won re-election.
District 23 Republican
District 24 Republican
District 25 Cameron Sexton Republican 2010
District 26 Republican
District 27 Patsy Hazlewood Republican 2014 Incumbent won re-election.
District 28 Democratic
District 29 Mike Carter Republican 2012 Incumbent won re-election.
District 30 Republican
District 31 Ron Travis Republican 2012
District 32 Kent Calfee Republican 2012 Incumbent won re-election.
District 33 John Ragan Republican 2010 Incumbent won re-election.
District 34 Republican
District 35 Jerry Sexton Republican 2014 Incumbent won re-election.
District 36 Dennis Powers Republican 2010 Incumbent won re-election.
District 37 Republican
District 38 Kelly Keisling Republican 2010 Incumbent won re-election.
District 39 Republican
District 40 Republican
District 41 John Windle Democratic 1994 Incumbent won re-election.
District 42 Ryan Williams Republican 2010 Incumbent won re-election.
District 43 Democratic
District 44 William Lamberth Republican 2012 Incumbent won re-election.
District 45 Republican
District 46 Republican
District 47 Republican
District 48 Bryan Terry Republican 2014
District 49 Mike Sparks Republican 2010
District 50 Bo Mitchell Democratic 2012 Incumbent won re-election.
District 51 Bill Beck Democratic 2014 Incumbent won re-election.
District 52 Mike Stewart Democratic 2008 Incumbent won re-election.
District 53 Jason Powell Democratic 2012 Incumbent won re-election.
District 54 Democratic
District 55 John Ray Clemmons Democratic 2014 Incumbent won re-election.
District 56
District 57 Susan Lynn Republican 2013 Incumbent won re-election.
District 58 Harold Love Democratic 2012 Incumbent won re-election.
District 59 Democratic Incumbent won re-election.
District 60 Democratic Incumbent won re-election.
District 61 Republican Incumbent won re-election.
District 62 Pat Marsh Republican 2009 Incumbent won re-election.
District 63 Glen Casada Republican 2002 Incumbent won re-election.
District 64 Republican Incumbent won re-election.
District 65 Republican Incumbent won re-election.
District 66 Sabi Kumar Republican 2014 Incumbent won re-election.
District 67 Democratic Incumbent won re-election.
District 68 Curtis Johnson Republican 2004 Incumbent won re-election.
District 69 Democratic
District 70 Republican Incumbent won re-election.
District 71 David Byrd Republican 2014 Incumbent won re-election.
District 72 Republican Incumbent won re-election.
District 73 Republican Incumbent won re-election.
District 74 Jay Reedy Republican 2014 Incumbent won re-election.
District 75 Republican Incumbent won re-election.
District 76 Republican
District 77 Republican Incumbent won re-election.
District 78 Mary Littleton Republican 2012 Incumbent won re-election.
District 79 Curtis Halford Republican 2008 Incumbent won re-election.
District 80 Johnny Shaw Democratic 2000 Incumbent won re-election.
District 81 Debra Moody Republican 2012 Incumbent won re-election.
District 82 Democratic
District 83 Mark White Republican 2010 Incumbent won re-election.
District 84 Joe Towns Jr. Democratic 1994 Incumbent won re-election.
District 85 Democratic Incumbent won re-election.
District 86 Barbara Cooper Democratic 1996 Incumbent won re-election.
District 87 Karen Camper Democratic 2008 Incumbent won re-election.
District 88 Larry Miller Democratic 1994 Incumbent won re-election.
District 89 Republican Incumbent won re-election.
District 90 Democratic
District 91
District 92 Republican
District 93 G.A. Hardaway Democratic 2006 Incumbent won re-election.
District 94 Republican Incumbent won re-election.
District 95 Kevin Vaughan Republican 2017 Incumbent won re-election.
District 96 Republican
District 97 Jim Coley Republican 2006
District 98 Antonio Parkinson Democratic 2011 Incumbent won re-election.
District 99 Republican

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tennessee Election Results 2016". The New York Times. 2017-08-01. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  2. ^ "Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  3. ^ "Handicapping the 2016 State Legislative Races". Governing. 2016-05-18. Retrieved 2024-03-04.