2016 Tennessee House of Representatives election

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]

  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.