2006 Tennessee House of Representatives election

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The 2006 Tennessee House of Representatives election was held on November 7, 2006, to elect 99 seats for the Tennessee House of Representatives. The elections coincided with the Governor, U.S. House, and State Senate elections. The primary elections were held on August 3, 2006.

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2006 Tennessee House of Representatives election
Flag of Tennessee.svg
 2004November 7, 2006 2008  

99 Seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives
50 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  Jimmy Naifeh.png Bill Dunn house portrait (cropped).jpg
Leader Jimmy Naifeh Bill Dunn
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat81st: Covington 16th: Knoxville
Last election5346
Seats won5346
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg

2006 Tennessee House of Representatives election map.svg
2006 Tennessee House of Representatives election results by vote share.svg
Results:
     Democratic hold     Republican hold
Results by 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

Jimmy Naifeh
Democratic

Elected Speaker of the House

Jimmy Naifeh
Democratic

Neither party gained seats in this election, keeping the number of seats in the House the same as in the last election, and resulting in the Democrats retaining their majority.

As of 2024, this election was the last election where the Tennessee Democratic Party held their majority in the House, along with being Jimmy Naifeh's final two years as Speaker. Since 2008, Republicans have held a majority that would later turn into a supermajority government prior to the 2012 election. [1] [2]

Results summary

Summary of the November 7, 2006 Tennessee House election results
PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
No. %No.+/–
Democratic 53Steady2.svg
Republican 46Steady2.svg
Independent 0Steady2.svg
Write-in 0Steady2.svg
Total100.0099Steady2.svg
Source:
Popular vote
Republican
%
Democratic
%
Independent
%
Write-ins
%
House seats
Democratic
53.54%
Republican
46.46%

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