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Ron Gant
Republican Party
Candidate, Tennessee House of Representatives District 94
Tennessee House of Representatives District 94
Tenure
2016 - Present
Term ends
2026
Years in position
9
Predecessor: Jamie Jenkins (R)
Compensation
Base salary
$33,060/year
Per diem
$379.44/day. Legislators living within 50 miles of the Capitol receive a reduced amount of $86 per day.
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Next election
August 6, 2026
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Ron Gant (Republican Party) is a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 94. He assumed office on November 8, 2016. His current term ends on November 3, 2026.

Gant (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Tennessee House of Representatives to represent District 94. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on August 6, 2026.[source]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Gant was assigned to the following committees:


2021-2022

Gant was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Gant was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Tennessee committee assignments, 2017
• Calendar and Rules
• Health
• Insurance and Banking

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2026

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on August 6, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 94

Incumbent Ron Gant is running in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 94 on August 6, 2026.

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Ron Gant

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2024

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 94

Incumbent Ron Gant defeated Terry Saine in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 94 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Ron Gant (R)
 
78.4
 
26,053
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Terry Saine (D)
 
21.6
 
7,178

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 33,231
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 94

Terry Saine advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 94 on August 1, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Terry Saine
 
100.0
 
1,313

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,313
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 94

Incumbent Ron Gant advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 94 on August 1, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Ron Gant
 
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4,304

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,304
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Endorsements

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Pledges

Gant signed the following pledges.

  • U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 94

Incumbent Ron Gant won election in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 94 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
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Ron Gant (R)
 
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17,528

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 17,528
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 94

Incumbent Ron Gant advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 94 on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
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Ron Gant
 
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6,753

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,753
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2020

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 94

Incumbent Ron Gant won election in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 94 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
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Ron Gant (R)
 
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26,941

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 26,941
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 94

Incumbent Ron Gant advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 94 on August 6, 2020.

Candidate
%
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8,426

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 8,426
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2018

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 94

Incumbent Ron Gant defeated Terry Saine in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 94 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Ron Gant (R)
 
74.0
 
18,139
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Terry Saine (D)
 
26.0
 
6,383

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 24,522
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 94

Terry Saine advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 94 on August 2, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Terry Saine
 
100.0
 
3,103

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,103
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 94

Incumbent Ron Gant advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 94 on August 2, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Ron Gant
 
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10,294

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 10,294
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2016

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 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. Incumbent Jamie Jenkins (R) did not seek re-election.

Ron M. Gant defeated Daniel Harris in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 94 general election.[1][2]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 94 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Ron M. Gant 76.67% 20,006
     Democratic Daniel Harris 23.33% 6,088
Total Votes 26,094
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State


Daniel Harris defeated Civil Miller-Watkins in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 94 Democratic primary.[3][4]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 94 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Daniel Harris 54.00% 965
     Democratic Civil Miller-Watkins 46.00% 822
Total Votes 1,787


Ron M. Gant defeated Rusty N. Coffman and Thomas Cooper in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 94 Republican primary.[3][4]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 94 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Ron M. Gant 68.21% 5,381
     Republican Rusty N. Coffman 22.68% 1,789
     Republican Thomas Cooper 9.11% 719
Total Votes 7,889

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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  • “Vote for Change! Lashanta Rudd# #Election2024"
  • “Your vote is your opportunity to make a difference. Use it wisely.” – Anonymous.
  • Change Make it Happen!
Gun Control
Criminal Justice Reform
One of the persons that I look up to is
Intergrity

Problem Solving
Determination

Leadership
1st person in my family to serve as a TN State Rep
My first historical event was when I went to Washington DC. I was 46 years old and I toured the White House and the US Capitol.
John C Maxwell... The toughest person to lead is always yourself.
Runnin- Elevation Worship
Ethics
Criminal Justice

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2022

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2020

Ron Gant did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Gant's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[5]

Second Amendment

  • Excerpt: "The Second Amendment is the one amendment that protects all of the others. Guns are not a problem. Criminals are the problem."

Traditional values

  • Excerpt: "I am 100% pro-life. I believe life begins at conception."

Smaller government

  • Excerpt: "Big government is the number one problem we face. Government taxes too much, spends too much, and restricts our liberties."

Better schools

  • Excerpt: "Improving our public schools is something we all support. Better schools start with local control of education."

Improved highways

  • Excerpt: "I support Speaker Harwell’s plan to use a portion of this year’s state budget surplus to replenish dollars removed from the highway fund during the recession."

Campaign finance summary

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Ron Gant campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Tennessee House of Representatives District 94Won general$167,164 $201,356
2022Tennessee House of Representatives District 94Won general$148,825 $163,390
2020Tennessee House of Representatives District 94Won general$183,531 N/A**
2018Tennessee House of Representatives District 94Won general$127,725 N/A**
Grand total$627,244 $364,746
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ The New York Times, "Election 2016," accessed November 11, 2016
    2. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2016 general election results - Tennessee House of Representatives," accessed January 19, 2017
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 8, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 11, 2016
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 4, 2016 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 4, 2016
    5. ↑ Ron Gant, "Issues," accessed July 8, 2016

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    Jamie Jenkins (R)     		Tennessee House of Representatives District 94
    2016-Present    		 Succeeded by
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