2010 Tennessee House of Representatives election

For related races, see 2010 United States state legislative elections.

Not to be confused with 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee.

2010 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 Third party   Leader Jason Mumpower (retired) Gary Odom (stepped down) Kent Williams (retired as Speaker) Party Republican Democratic Carter County Republican [1] Leader's seat 3rd: Bristol 55th: Nashville 4th: Elizabethton Last election 50 seats 49 seats 0 seats Seats before 50 48 1 Seats won 64 34 1 Seat change 14 14 Popular vote 899,014 491,314 22,235 Percentage 63.64% 34.78% 1.57%
Results by gains and holds Results by winning party vote share Results:      Republican gain      Democratic hold     Republican hold      Independent Republican hold Vote Share:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%      50–60%
Speaker of the House before election Kent Williams Carter County Republican Elected Speaker of the House Beth Harwell Republican

The 2010 Tennessee House of Representatives election was held on November 2, 2010, 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 5, 2010. ^[2]

Republicans gained 14 seats, expanding their House majority. ^{[3] [4]}

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Governing [5]	Likely R	November 1, 2010

Results summary

Summary of the November 2, 2010 Tennessee House election results

Party		Votes		Seats
		No.	%	No.	+/–
	Republican	899,014	63.64%	64	14
	Democratic	492,314	34.78%	34	15
	Independent	22,235	1.57%	1	1
Total			100.00%	99
Source:

Popular vote Republican   63.64% Democratic   34.78% Independent   1.57% Write-ins   0.006%

House seats Republican   64.65% Democratic   34.34% Independent   1.01%

Results

District 1

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jon Lundberg (incumbent)	5,094	100%
Total votes			5,094	100%

General election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jon Lundberg (incumbent)	10,115	100%
Total votes			10,115	100%

District 2

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tony Shipley (incumbent)	5,528	100%
Total votes			5,528	100%

See also

• 2010 Tennessee elections
• 2010 Tennessee Senate election

References

1. On February 10, 2009, the executive committee of the Tennessee Republican Party voted to strip Speaker of the House Kent Williams of his party affiliation after he colluded with Democrats to be elected speaker. Williams chose "Carter County Republican" as his new party designation.
2. "Tennessee - Election Results 2010 - The New York Times". archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
3. "2010 Tennessee State House election results" (PDF).
4. "Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2010". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
5. Jacobson, Louis (November 1, 2010). "Update: 2010 State Legislatures: A Challenging Environment for Democrats". Governing. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2024.