2012 Tennessee House of Representatives election

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2012 Tennessee House of Representatives election
Flag of Tennessee.svg
  2010 November 6, 2012 2014  

99 Seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives
50 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
  Beth Harwell (cropped).jpg Craig Fitzhugh.jpg Kent Williams (13785682755) (cropped).jpg
Leader Beth Harwell Craig Fitzhugh Kent Williams
Party Republican Democratic Carter County Republican [1]
Leader's seat56th: Nashville 82nd: Ripley 4th: Elizabethton
Last election64 seats34 seats1 seat
Seats won71271
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 7Decrease2.svg 7Steady2.svg

2012 Tennessee House of Representatives election map.svg
Results:
     Democratic gain     Republican gain
     Democratic hold     Republican hold
     Independent Republican hold

Speaker of the House before election

Beth Harwell
Republican

Elected Speaker of the House

Beth Harwell
Republican

The 2012 Tennessee House of Representatives election was held on November 6, 2012, 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.

Contents

Republicans gained 7 seats, getting a supermajority in the House chamber. [2] [3]

Results summary

Summary of the November 6, 2012 Tennessee House election results
PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
No. %No.+/–
Republican 717 Increase2.svg
Democratic 277 Decrease2.svg
Independent 11 Steady2.svg
Write-in 0Steady2.svg
Total100.0099Steady2.svg
Source:
Popular vote
Republican
%
Democratic
%
Independent
%
Write-ins
%
House seats
Republican
71.72%
Democratic
27.27%
Independent
1.01%

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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. "Republicans Gain Supermajority In Tennessee House & Senate". WREG.com. 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  3. "Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2012". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-02-14.