2024 Tennessee House of Representatives election

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2024 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 Cameron Sexton Karen Camper Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat 25th: Crossville 87th: Memphis Last election 75 seats 24 seats Seats before 75 24 Seats won 75 24 Seat change Popular vote 1,853,837 873,533 Percentage 66.70% 31.43% Swing 3.78% 4.57%
Results by gains and holds Results by winning party vote share Results:      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 Cameron Sexton Republican Elected Speaker of the House TBD

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

Contents

• Partisan background
• Retirements
• Republicans
• Democrats
• Incumbents defeated
• In primary election
• Predictions
• Results summary
• Closest races
• Overview
• District 1
• Republican primary
• General election
• District 2
• Republican primary 2
• General election 2
• District 3
• Republican primary 3
• Democratic primary
• General election 3
• District 4
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• District 5
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• Democratic primary 2
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• See also
• Notes
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Partisan background

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.

Retirements

Seven incumbents did not seek re-election.

Incumbents defeated

Predictions

Results summary

Summary of the November 5, 2024 Tennessee House of Representatives election results

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–
	Republican	85	1,853,837	66.70	75
	Democratic	74	873,533	31.43	24
	Independent	13	51,704	1.86	0
	Write-in	4	282	0.01	0
Total		176	2,779,356	100.00	99
Source:

Overview

District 1

2024 Tennessee House of Representatives 1st district election

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Nominee John Crawford Party Republican Popular vote 24,296 Percentage 100.00%

Representative before election John Crawford Republican Elected Representative John Crawford Republican

The 1st district is located in East Tennessee and consists of the northern half of Sullivan County along the Tennessee-Virginia border. It includes parts of the cities of Kingsport and Bristol. Incumbent Republican John Crawford has represented the district since 2017.

District 2

2024 Tennessee House of Representatives 2nd district election

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Nominee Bud Hulsey Party Republican Popular vote 26,619 Percentage 100.00%

Representative before election Bud Hulsey Republican Elected Representative Bud Hulsey Republican

The 2nd district is located in East Tennessee in the Tri-Cities area and consists of a western portion of Sullivan County. The district includes all of the city of Blountville and parts of the cities of Kingsport and Bristol. Incumbent Republican Bud Hulsey has represented the district since 2015.

District 3

2024 Tennessee House of Representatives 3rd district election

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Nominee Timothy Hill Lori Love Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 25,634 5,248 Percentage 83.01% 16.99%

Representative before election Timothy Hill Republican Elected Representative Timothy Hill Republican

The 3rd district is located in East Tennessee and consists of all of Johnson County and parts of Carter, Hawkins, and Sullivan counties. The district includes the cities of Mountain City, Bluff City, and Mount Carmel, as well as the northeastern-most point in the state at the North Carolina–Tennessee–Virginia Corners.

Incumbent Republican Timothy Hill has represented the district since he was appointed by the Johnson County Commission in May 2023 following the resignation of Republican representative Scotty Campbell. Campbell resigned over being found guilty by an ethics subcommittee of sexually harassing at least one of his interns. ^{[17] [18]} Hill previously represented the 3rd district from 2013 to 2021. He chose not to run for re-election in 2020 to instead run for the U.S. House of Representatives. He ultimately came in second place to Diana Harshbarger in the crowded Republican primary to replace retiring Representative Phil Roe.

District 4

2024 Tennessee House of Representatives 4th district election

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Nominee Renea Jones Party Republican Popular vote 22,278 Percentage 100.00%

Representative before election John Holsclaw Jr. Republican Elected Representative Renea Jones Republican

The 4th district is located in East Tennessee and consists of all of Unicoi County and part of Carter County. It includes the cities of Elizabethton and Erwin. Since 2015, the district has been represented by incumbent Republican John Holsclaw Jr., who chose to retire rather than seek re-election.

District 5

2024 Tennessee House of Representatives 5th district election

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Nominee David B. Hawk Rebecca Anderson Party Republican Independent Popular vote 24,547 5,383 Percentage 82.01% 17.99%

Representative before election David B. Hawk Republican Elected Representative David B. Hawk Republican

The 5th district is located in East Tennessee and consists of all of Greene County. It includes the cities of Tusculum and Greeneville. Incumbent Republican David B. Hawk has represented the district since 2003.

District 6

2024 Tennessee House of Representatives 6th district election

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Nominee Tim Hicks Brad Batt Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 22,531 8,356 Percentage 72.95% 27.05%

Representative before election Tim Hicks Republican Elected Representative Tim Hicks Republican

The 6th district is located in East Tennessee and represents a portion of Washington County, including parts of Johnson City. Incumbent Republican Tim Hicks has represented the district since 2021.

District 7

2024 Tennessee House of Representatives 7th district election

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Nominee Rebecca Alexander Sylvain Bruni Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 19,016 7,665 Percentage 71.27% 28.73%

Representative before election Rebecca Alexander Republican Elected Representative Rebecca Alexander Republican

The 7th district is located in East Tennessee and consists of a portion of Washington County, including all of the city of Jonesborough and parts of Johnson City. Incumbent Republican Rebecca Alexander has represented the district since 2021.

District 8

2024 Tennessee House of Representatives 8th district election

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Nominee Jerome Moon Sue DuBois Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 26,450 7,827 Percentage 77.17% 22.83%

Representative before election Jerome Moon Republican Elected Representative Jerome Moon Republican

The 8th district is located in East Tennessee and consists of a portion of Blount County, including all of the cities of Townsend and Walland and parts of Maryville and Alcoa. The district also includes a portion of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Incumbent Republican Jerome Moon has represented the district since 2017.

District 9

2024 Tennessee House of Representatives 9th district election

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Nominee Gary Hicks Party Republican Popular vote 25,336 Percentage 100.00%

Representative before election Gary Hicks Republican Elected Representative Gary Hicks Republican

The 9th district is located in East Tennessee and consists of all of Hancock County and parts of Hawkins and Claiborne counties. The district includes the cities of Harrogate, Tazewell, Rogersville, and Church Hill. Incumbent Republican Gary Hicks has represented the district since 2016.

District 10

2024 Tennessee House of Representatives 10th district election

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Nominee Rick Eldridge Nathan Dressel Party Republican Write-In Popular vote 22,293 212 Percentage 99.06% 0.94%

Representative before election Rick Eldridge Republican Elected Representative Rick Eldridge Republican

The 10th district is located in East Tennessee and consists of all of Grainger County and a portion of Hawkins County. The district includes the cities of Morristown, Rutledge, and Bean Station. Incumbent Republican Rick Eldridge has represented the district since 2019.

District 11

2024 Tennessee House of Representatives 11th district election

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Nominee Jeremy Faison Justin L. Gross Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 24,424 4,517 Percentage 84.39% 15.61%

Representative before election Jeremy Faison Republican Elected Representative Jeremy Faison Republican

The 11th district is located in East Tennessee and consists of all of Cocke County and portions of Hamblen and Jefferson counties. The district includes all of the cities of Newport, Cosby, and parts of the cities of Jefferson City and Morristown. It also includes a portion of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Incumbent Republican Jeremy Faison has represented the district since 2011.

District 12

2024 Tennessee House of Representatives 12th district election

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Nominee Fred Atchley Justin L. Gross Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 23,955 5,196 Percentage 82.18% 17.82%

Representative before election Dale Carr Republican Elected Representative Fred Atchley Republican

The 12th district is located in East Tennessee and consists of a portion of Sevier County, including all of the cities of Gatlinburg, Pittman Center, and Pigeon Forge, part of Sevierville. The district also includes a large portion of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Since 2013, the district has been represented by Republican Dale Carr, who chose to retire rather than seek re-election.

District 13

2024 Tennessee House of Representatives 13th district election

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Nominee Robert Stevens Jonathan Yancey Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 16,210 10,859 Percentage 59.88% 40.12%

Representative before election Robert Stevens Republican Elected Representative Robert Stevens Republican

The 13th district is located in Middle Tennessee and consists of a western strip of Rutherford County and includes portions of the cities of Murfreesboro, Smyrna, La Vergne, and Eagleville. Incumbent Republican Robert Stevens has represented the district since 2023.

District 14

2024 Tennessee House of Representatives 14th district election

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Nominee Jason Zachary Amanda S. Collins Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 27,129 14,716 Percentage 64.83% 35.17%

Representative before election Jason Zachary Republican Elected Representative Jason Zachary Republican

The 14th district is located in East Tennessee and consists of a southwestern portion of Knox County. It includes most of the city of Farragut and a small part of Knoxville. Incumbent Republican Jason Zachary has represented the district since 2015.

District 15

2024 Tennessee House of Representatives 15th district election

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Nominee Sam McKenzie Justin Hirst Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 12,281 5,790 Percentage 67.96% 32.04%

Representative before election Sam McKenzie Democratic Elected Representative Sam McKenzie Democratic

The 15th district is located in East Tennessee and consists of several neighborhoods in the city of Knoxville, which is in Knox County. It includes Downtown Knoxville, East Knoxville, most of the University of Tennessee, and parts of North Knoxville and South Knoxville. Incumbent Democrat Sam McKenzie has represented the district since 2021.

District 16

2024 Tennessee House of Representatives 16th district election

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Nominee Michele Carringer Lauren Carver Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 22,376 9,331 Percentage 68.72% 28.66%

Representative before election Michele Carringer Republican Elected Representative Michele Carringer Republican

The 16th district is located in East Tennessee and consists of a portion of northwestern Knox County, including the communities of Powell, Halls Crossroads, Heiskell, and a part of North Knoxville. Incumbent Republican Michele Carringer has represented the district since 2021.

District 17