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This page displays election information for the Tennessee House of Representatives.
Elections
Tennessee state representatives serve two-year terms, with all seats up for election every two years. Tennessee holds elections for its legislature in even years.
2026
Elections for the Tennessee House of Representatives will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026.
2024
Elections for the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2024. The general election was on November 5, 2024. The primary was August 1, 2024. The filing deadline was April 4, 2024.
In the 2024 elections, the Republican majority in the Tennessee House of Representatives did not change from 75-24.
| Tennessee House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 5, 2024 | After November 6, 2024 | |
| Democratic Party | 24 | 24 | |
| Republican Party | 75 | 75 | |
| Total | 99 | 99 | |
2022
Elections for the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for August 4, 2022. The filing deadline was April 7, 2022.
In the 2022 elections, the Republican majority in the Tennessee House of Representatives increased to 75-23.
| Tennessee House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 8, 2022 | After November 9, 2022 | |
| Democratic Party | 24 | 23 | |
| Republican Party | 71 | 75 | |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | |
| Vacancy | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 99 | 99 | |
2020
Elections for the office of Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2020. The general election was held on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for August 6, 2020. The filing deadline was April 2, 2020.
In the 2020 elections, the Republican majority in the Tennessee House of Representatives did not change from 73-26.
| Tennessee House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 3, 2020 | After November 4, 2020 | |
| Democratic Party | 26 | 26 | |
| Republican Party | 73 | 73 | |
| Total | 99 | 99 | |
2018
Elections for the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2018. An open primary election took place on August 2, 2018, and the general election was held on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was April 5, 2018.[1]
In the 2018 elections, Republicans increased their majority in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 69-25 to 73-26.
| Tennessee House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 6, 2018 | After November 7, 2018 | |
| Democratic Party | 25 | 26 | |
| Republican Party | 69 | 73 | |
| Vacancy | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 99 | 99 | |
2016
Elections for the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 4, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 7, 2016. All 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives were up for election in 2016.
Heading into the election, Republicans held a 72-25 majority with two vacancies. Republicans gained two seats in the election, giving them a 74-25 majority.
| Tennessee House of Representatives | |||
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| Party | As of November 7, 2016 | After November 8, 2016 | |
| Democratic Party | 25 | 25 | |
| Republican Party | 72 | 74 | |
| Vacancy | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 99 | 99 | |
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2014Elections for 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 7, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 3, 2014. Heading into the election, Republicans held a 71-27 majority with one Carter County Republican. Republicans gained two seats in the election, giving them a 73-26 majority.
2012Elections for the office of Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2012. The primary election was held on August 2, 2012, and the general election was held on November 6, 2012. The candidate filing deadline was April 5, 2012. All 99 seats were up for election. Heading into the election, Republicans held a 64-34 majority with one vacancy. Republicans gained seven seats in the election, giving them a 71-27 majority with one independent member.
The following table details the 10 districts with the smallest margin of victory in the November 6 general election.
2010Elections for the office of Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2010. The primary election was held on August 5, 2010, and the general election was held on November 2, 2010. The candidate filing deadline was April 1, 2010. Heading into the election, Republicans held a 51-48 majority with one independent member. Republicans gained 13 seats in the election, giving them a 64-34 majority with one independent member.
In 2010, the candidates for state House raised a total of $9,478,590 in campaign contributions. The top 10 donors were:[2]
2008Elections for the office of Tennessee House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 7, 2008, and a general election on November 4, 2008. During the 2008 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $8,438,759. The top 10 contributors were:[3]
2006Elections for the office of Tennessee House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 3, 2006, and a general election on November 7, 2006. During the 2006 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $8,399,196. The top 10 contributors were:[4]
2004Elections for the office of Tennessee House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 5, 2004, and a general election on November 2, 2004. During the 2004 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $8,782,967. The top 10 contributors were:[5]
2002Elections for the office of Tennessee House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 1, 2002, and a general election on November 5, 2002. During the 2002 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $4,826,538. The top 10 contributors were:[6]
2000Elections for the office of Tennessee House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 3, 2000, and a general election on November 7, 2000. During the 2000 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $7,397,812. The top 10 contributors were:[7]
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Historical party control
Republicans won control of the Tennessee House of Representatives in 2008. In 2024, they won a 75-24 majority.
The table below shows the partisan history of the Tennessee House following every general election from 1992 to 2024. All data from 2006 or earlier comes from Michael Dubin's Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures (McFarland Press, 2007). Data after 2006 was compiled by Ballotpedia staff.
Tennessee House of Representatives election results: 1992-2024
| Year | '92 | '94 | '96 | '98 | '00 | '02 | '04 | '06 | '08 | '10 | '12 | '14 | '16 | '18 | '20 | '22 | '24 |
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| Democrats | 63 | 59 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 49 | 34 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
| Republicans | 36 | 40 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 50 | 64 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 75 |
Trifecta history
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Between 1992 and 2023, Tennessee was under the following types of trifecta control:
- Democratic trifecta: 1992-1994, 2003-2004
- Republican trifecta: 2011-2023
- Divided government: 1995-2002, 2005-2010
Tennessee Party Control: 1992-2024
Five years of Democratic trifectas • Fourteen years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Senate | D | D | D | D | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | S | S | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Key Dates for the 2018 Election Cycle," accessed September 6, 2017
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Tennessee House 2010 Campaign Contributions," accessed August 2, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Tennessee 2008 Candidates," accessed August 2, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Tennessee 2006 Candidates," accessed August 2, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Tennessee 2004 Candidates," accessed August 2, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Tennessee 2002 Candidates," accessed August 2, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Tennessee 2000 Candidates," accessed August 2, 2013
