2024 Tennessee House of Representatives election


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The 2024 Tennessee House of Representatives election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect 99 seats for the Tennessee House of Representatives. The elections will coincide with the Presidential, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and State Senate elections. The primary election were held on August 1, 2024.[1]

2024 Tennessee House of Representatives election
← 2022 November 5, 2024 2026 →
99 Seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives
50 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Cameron Sexton Karen Camper
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 25th District 87th District
Last election 75 seats 24 seats
Current seats 75 24
Seats needed Steady Increase 26

Map of the incumbents:
     Democratic incumbent      Democratic incumbent retiring
     Republican incumbent      Republican incumbent retiring or lost renomination

Incumbent Speaker of the House

Cameron Sexton
Republican


In the 2020 presidential election in Tennessee, Republican Donald Trump won 74 State House districts, while Democrat Joe Biden won 25 districts.

Leading up to the 2024 State House elections, Democrats did not hold any districts that Trump had won. Conversely, Republicans held a district that Biden had carried in 2020: District 97 in Memphis, where Biden won with a 5.1% margin.

 
2020 Presidential data by House district:

  Trump

  •   50–60%

  •   60–70%

  •   70–80%

  •   80–90%

  Biden

  •   50–60%

  •   60–70%

  •   70–80%

  •   80–90%

Seven incumbents did not seek re-election.

  1. District 4: John Holsclaw Jr. retired.[2]
  2. District 12: Dale Carr retired.[3]
  3. District 20: Bryan Richey retired to run for State Senate.[4]
  4. District 65: Sam Whitson retired.[5]
  5. District 68: Curtis Johnson retired.[6]
  1. District 60: Darren Jernigan retired.[7]
  2. District 96: Dwayne Thompson retired.[8]

Two incumbent representatives, both Republicans, were defeated in the August 1 primary election.

  1. District 27: Patsy Hazlewood lost renomination to Michele Reneau.[9]
  2. District 33: John Ragan lost renomination to Rick Scarbrough.[10]
 
Most recent CNalysis forecast

Republican

  •   Solid R

  •   Very Likely/Likely R

  •   Tilt R

Democratic

  •   Solid D

  •   Very Likely/Likely D

  •   Lean D

Tossup

Source Ranking As of
270toWin[11] Safe R July 17, 2024
CNalysis[12] Solid R August 18, 2024
Sabato's Crystal Ball[13] Safe R June 18, 2024
Summary of the November 5, 2024 Tennessee House of Representatives election
Party Candidates[a] Votes Seats
No. % Up Won +/–
Republican 89 TBD 75 TBD[b]
Democratic 81 TBD 24 TBD[c]
Independents 19 TBD 0 TBD
Total TBD 99  
District Incumbent Status Candidates[14]
Representative Party First elected
1 John Crawford Republican 2016 Incumbent running
2 Bud Hulsey Republican 2014 Incumbent running
3 Timothy Hill Republican 2023 (special) Incumbent running
4 John Holsclaw Jr. Republican 2014 Incumbent retiring[2]
  • ▌Renea Jones (Republican)
5 David Hawk Republican 2002 Incumbent running
  • ▌David Hawk (Republican)
  • ▌Rebecca Anderson (Independent)
6 Tim Hicks Republican 2020 Incumbent running
  • ▌Tim Hicks (Republican)
  • ▌Brad Batt (Democratic)
7 Rebecca Alexander Republican 2020 Incumbent running
8 Jerome Moon Republican 2017 (appointed) Incumbent running
9 Gary Hicks Republican 2016 Incumbent running
10 Rick Eldridge Republican 2018 Incumbent running
11 Jeremy Faison Republican 2010 Incumbent running
12 Dale Carr Republican 2012 Incumbent retiring[3]
  • ▌Fred Atchley (Republican)
  • ▌Leslie P Braddock (Democratic)
13 Robert Stevens Republican 2022 Incumbent running
14 Jason Zachary Republican 2015 (special) Incumbent running
15 Sam McKenzie Democratic 2020 Incumbent running
16 Michele Carringer Republican 2020 Incumbent running
  • ▌Michele Carringer (Republican)
  • ▌Lauren Carver (Democratic)
  • ▌Sean Eastham (Independent)
17 Andrew Farmer Republican 2012 Incumbent running
18 Elaine Davis Republican 2020 Incumbent running
19 Dave Wright Republican 2018 Incumbent running
  • ▌Dave Wright (Republican)
  • ▌Siobhan Costanzo (Democratic)
20 Bryan Richey Republican 2022 Incumbent retiring to run for State Senate[4]
  • ▌Tom Stinnett (Republican)
  • ▌Karen Gertz (Democratic)
21 Lowell Russell Republican 2018 Incumbent running
22 Dan Howell Republican 2014 Incumbent running
  • ▌Dan Howell (Republican)
  • ▌Anna Miller Grabowski (Democratic)
23 Mark Cochran Republican 2018 Incumbent running
  • ▌Mark Cochran (Republican)
  • ▌David Thomforde (Democratic)
24 Kevin D. Raper Republican 2022 Incumbent running
25 Cameron Sexton Republican 2010 Incumbent running
26 Greg Martin Republican 2022 (appointed) Incumbent running
  • ▌Greg Martin (Republican)
  • ▌Allison Gorman (Democratic)
27 Patsy Hazlewood Republican 2014 Incumbent lost renomination[9]
  • ▌ Michele Reneau (Republican)
  • ▌Kathy Lennon (Democratic)
28 Yusuf Hakeem Democratic 2018 Incumbent running
  • ▌ Yusuf Hakeem (Democratic)
  • ▌ Thomas Brooks (Independent)
29 Greg Vital Republican 2018 Incumbent running
  • ▌Greg Vital (Republican)
  • ▌Ryan Scofield (Democratic)
30 Esther Helton Republican 2018 Incumbent running
31 Ron Travis Republican 2012 Incumbent running
  • ▌Ron Travis (Republican)
  • ▌Brittany Warfel (Democratic)
  • ▌William Jenkins (Independent)
32 Monty Fritts Republican 2012 Incumbent running
33 John Ragan Republican 2010 Incumbent lost renomination[10]
  • ▌Richard Scarbrough (Republican)
  • ▌Anne Backus (Democratic)
34 Tim Rudd Republican 2016 Incumbent running
  • ▌Tim Rudd (Republican)
  • ▌Amelia Pant (Democratic)
35 William Slater Republican 2022 Incumbent running
36 Dennis Powers Republican 2010 Incumbent running
37 Charlie Baum Republican 2022 Incumbent running
38 Kelly Keisling Republican 2022 Incumbent running
39 Iris Rudder Republican 2018 Incumbent running
40 Michael Hale Republican 2022 Incumbent running
  • ▌Michael Hale (Republican)
  • ▌Daniel Hawthorne (Democratic)
41 Ed Butler Republican 2022 Incumbent running
  • ▌Ed Butler (Republican)
  • ▌Derek Hawn (Democratic)
42 Ryan Williams Republican 2010 Incumbent running
43 Paul Sherrell Republican 2016 Incumbent running
44 William Lamberth Republican 2012 Incumbent running
45 Johnny Garrett Republican 2018 Incumbent running
46 Clark Boyd Republican 2018 Incumbent running
  • ▌Clark Boyd (Republican)
  • ▌Joni Cochran (Democratic)
47 Rush Bricken Republican 2018 Incumbent running
  • ▌Rush Bricken (Republican)
  • ▌Veronica Owens (Independent)
48 Bryan Terry Republican 2018 Incumbent running
49 Mike Sparks Republican 2010 Incumbent running
50 Bo Mitchell Democratic 2012 Incumbent running
  • ▌Bo Mitchell (Democratic)
  • ▌Jennifer Frensley Webb (Republican)
51 Aftyn Behn Democratic 2023 (special) Incumbent running
  • ▌Aftyn Behn (Democratic)
  • ▌Jeffry Ketelsen (Independent)
52 Justin Jones Democratic 2023 (special) Incumbent running
53 Jason Powell Democratic 2012 Incumbent running
  • ▌Jason Powell (Democratic)
  • ▌Yog Nepal (Republican)
  • ▌Rueben Dockery (Independent)
54 Vincent B. Dixie Democratic 2018 Incumbent running
55 John Ray Clemmons Democratic 2014 Incumbent running
56 Bob Freeman Democratic 2012 Incumbent running
57 Susan Lynn Republican 2012 Incumbent running
  • ▌Susan Lynn (Republican)
  • ▌Ailina Carona (Democratic)
58 Harold M. Love Jr. Democratic 2012 Incumbent running
59 Caleb Hemmer Democratic 2022 Incumbent running
60 Darren Jernigan Democratic 2012 Incumbent retiring[7]
61 Gino Bulso Republican 2022 Incumbent running
62 Pat Marsh Republican 2009 (special) Incumbent running
63 Jake McCalmon Republican 2022 Incumbent running
64 Scott Cepicky Republican 2018 Incumbent running
65 Sam Whitson Republican 2016 Incumbent retiring[5]
66 Sabi "Doc" Kumar Republican 2014 Incumbent running
67 Ronnie Glynn Democratic 2022 Incumbent running
68 Curtis Johnson Republican 2004 Incumbent retiring[6]
69 Jody Barrett Republican 2022 Incumbent running
70 Clay Doggett Republican 2018 Incumbent running
71 Kip Capley Republican 2022 Incumbent running
72 Kirk Haston Republican 2018 Incumbent running
73 Chris Todd Republican 2018 Incumbent running
74 Jay Reedy Republican 2014 Incumbent running
75 Jeff Burkhart Republican 2022 Incumbent running
76 Tandy Darby Republican 2020 Incumbent running
77 Rusty Grills Republican 2020 Incumbent running
78 Mary Littleton Republican 2012 Incumbent running
79 Brock Martin Republican 2022 Incumbent running
80 Johnny Shaw Democratic 2000 Incumbent running
81 Debra Moody Republican 2012 Incumbent running
82 Chris Hurt Republican 2018 Incumbent running
83 Mark White Republican 2010 Incumbent running
84 Joe Towns Democratic 1994 Incumbent running
85 Jesse Chism Democratic 2018 Incumbent running
86 Justin J. Pearson Democratic 2023 (special) Incumbent running
87 Karen Camper Democratic 2008 Incumbent running
88 Larry Miller Democratic 1992 Incumbent running
89 Justin Lafferty Republican 2018 Incumbent running
90 Gloria Johnson Democratic 2012 Incumbent running
91 Torrey Harris Democratic 2020 Incumbent running
92 Todd Warner Republican 2020 Incumbent running
93 G. A. Hardaway Democratic 2006 Incumbent running
94 Ron Gant Republican 2016 Incumbent running
95 Kevin Vaughan Republican 2017 (special) Incumbent running
96 Dwayne Thompson Democratic 2016 Incumbent retiring[8]
  • ▌Gabby Salinas (Democratic)
97 John Gillespie Republican 2020 Incumbent running
98 Antonio Parkinson Democratic 2011 (special) Incumbent running
99 Tom Leatherwood Republican 2018 Incumbent running

Note: Only Johnson County has reported write-in vote totals for this seat's primary.

Note: Only Unicoi County has reported write-in totals for this seat's primary.

Patsy Hazlewood

Michele Reneau

  • Tennessee Conservative News[22]
 
Results by precinct

  Reneau

  •   50–60%

      60–70%

      >90%

  Hazlewood

  •   50–60%

      60–70%

      70–80%

 
Results by precinct

  Scarbrough

  •   50–60%

      60–70%

  Ragan

  •   50–60%

Note: only write-in totals from Coffee County are included.

No candidates qualified for the Democratic primary. Of the 1,292 Democratic ballots cast in Coffee County, 48 were write-in votes, with the rest leaving this seat blank.[24]

No candidates qualified for the Republican primary. 98 write-in votes were cast.[26]

No candidates qualified for the Republican primary. 38 write-in votes were cast.[26]

No candidates qualified for the Republican primary. 44 write-in votes were cast.[26]

No candidates qualified for the Republican primary. 167 write-in votes were cast.[26]

No candidates qualified for the Republican primary. 32 write-in votes were cast.[26]

No candidates qualified for the Republican primary. 336 write-in votes were cast.[26]

Note: As of August 5, only Lincoln County has released write-in totals for the District 62 primaries.

No candidates qualified for the Democratic primary. 31 write-in votes were cast.[28]

 
Maberry campaigning

Gloria Johnson ran for the concurrent senate election, as well as her house seat.

No candidate qualified for the Democratic primary. 98 write-in votes were cast.[29]

  1. ^ One candidate per party per seat
  2. ^ 12 uncontested
  3. ^ 7 uncontested
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