2012 Tennessee House of Representatives election

For related races, see 2012 United States state legislative elections.

Not to be confused with 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee.

2012 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 Beth Harwell Craig Fitzhugh Kent Williams Party Republican Democratic Carter County Republican [1] Leader's seat 56th: Nashville 82nd: Ripley 4th: Elizabethton Last election 64 seats 34 seats 1 seat Seats won 71 27 1 Seat change 7 7
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.

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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Governing [4]	Safe R	October 24, 2012

Results summary

Summary of the November 6, 2012 Tennessee House election results

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–
	Republican				71	7
	Democratic				27	7
	Independent				1	1
	Write-in				0
Total				100.00	99
Source:

Popular vote Republican   % Democratic   % Independent   % Write-ins   %

House seats Republican   71.72% Democratic   27.27% Independent   1.01%

District 1

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	No candidates filed
Republican	Jon C. Lundberg	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Republican	Jon C. Lundberg	17,503		✔

District 2

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Bruce Dotson	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	Ben Mallicote	3,395
Republican	Tony Shipley	3,405	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Bruce Dotson	7,794
Republican	Tony Shipley	16,764		✔

District 3

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Leah R. Kirk	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	Timothy Hill	2,852	Nominee
Republican	Karen Greene Morrell	876
Republican	Kevin Parsons	1,544
Republican	Thomas White	85

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Leah R. Kirk	4,419
Republican	Timothy Hill	16,010		✔
Green	Suzanne Parker	835

District 4

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	No candidates filed
Republican	Thomas M. Gray, III	Uncontested	Nominee
Independent	Kent Williams		Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Republican	Thomas M. Gray, III	9,887	46.29%
Independent	Kent Williams	11,473	53.71%	✔

District 5

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Eddie Yokley	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	Duncan Cave	665
Republican	David B. Hawk	3,093	Nominee
Republican	Ted Hensley	2,707
Republican	Bradley Mercer	1,312

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Eddie Yokley	8,292
Republican	David B. Hawk	11,566		✔

District 6

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Michael Clark	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	Dale Ford	2,703
Republican	James Van Huss	3,154	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Michael Clark	6,271
Republican	James Van Huss	16,391		✔

District 7

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Nancy Fischman	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	Matthew Hill	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Nancy Fischman	6,773
Republican	Matthew Hill	12,960		✔

District 8

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	No candidates filed
Republican	Grady E. Caskey	1,324
Republican	Art Swann	4,375	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Republican	Art Swann	19,914		✔

District 9

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	No candidates filed
Republican	Mike Harrison	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Republican	Mike Harrison	15,286		✔

District 10

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	No candidates filed
Republican	Tilman Goins	2,586	Nominee
Republican	Don Miller	2,358

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Republican	Tilman Goins	12,781		✔

District 11

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Marjorie Ramsey	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	Jeremy Faison	3,627	Nominee
Republican	Phil Morgan Jr.	2,264

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Marjorie Ramsey	5,280
Republican	Jeremy Faison	12,270		✔

District 12

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	No candidates filed
Republican	Dale Carr	3,535	Nominee
Republican	Richard Montgomery	3,455

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Republican	Dale Carr	18,217		✔

District 13

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Gloria Johnson	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	Vanderbilt Brabson	577
Republican	Gary Loe	1,756	Nominee
Independent	Nick H. Cazana		Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Gloria Johnson	10,018		✔
Republican	Gary Loe	9,730
Independent	Nick H. Cazana	1,084

District 14

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Jerome Q. Miller	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	Ryan Haynes	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Jerome Q. Miller	8,017
Republican	Ryan Haynes	23,841		✔

District 15

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Joe Armstrong	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	No candidates filed

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Joe Armstrong	11,505		✔
Green	Calvin Cassady	2,488

District 16

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	No candidates filed
Republican	Bill Dunn	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Republican	Bill Dunn	19,485		✔
Green	Bryan Moneyhun	3,504

District 17

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Mike Dockery	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	Larry Boggs	229
Republican	Andrew E. Farmer	2,980	Nominee
Republican	Roger W. Griffith	2,516

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Mike Dockery	4,476
Republican	Andrew E. Farmer	14,244		✔

District 18

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Anthony D. Hancock	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	Steve Hall	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Anthony D. Hancock	9,620
Republican	Steve Hall	15,257		✔

District 19

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	No candidates filed
Republican	Harry Brooks	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Republican	Harry Brooks	18,115		✔

District 20

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	No candidates filed
Republican	Tona Monroe	1,571
Republican	Bob Ramsey	3,749	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Republican	Bob Ramsey	20,085		✔

District 21

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Andrew F. Bennett, III	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	Jimmy Matlock	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Andrew F. Bennett, III	5,531
Republican	Jimmy Matlock	20,360		✔

District 22

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Jonathan Gladden	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	David L. Kimbro	981
Republican	Eric Watson	6,309	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Jonathan Gladden	4,944
Republican	Eric Watson	17,290		✔

District 23

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Peggy Hall Wall	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	John W. Forgety	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Peggy Hall Wall	5,424
Republican	John W. Forgety	17,039		✔

District 24

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	No candidates filed
Republican	Kevin D. Brooks	5,737	Nominee
Republican	Jack L. Epperson	1,424

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Republican	Kevin D. Brooks	17,299		✔

District 25

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Flo Matheson	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	Cameron Sexton	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Flo Matheson	6,733
Republican	Cameron Sexton	19,488		✔

District 26

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Lawrence G. Miller	Uncontested	Nominee (withdrew Aug 23)
Republican	Gerald McCormick	Uncontested	Nominee
Independent	W. Rodger Cooksey		Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Republican	Gerald McCormick	21,122		✔
Independent	W. Rodger Cooksey	6,983

District 27

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Frank Eaton	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	Richard Floyd	7,897	Nominee
Republican	Basil Marceaux, Sr.	782

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Frank Eaton	8,791
Republican	Richard Floyd	18,711		✔

District 28

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Tommie F. Brown	1,583
Democratic	JoAnne Favors	3,959	Nominee
Republican	Johnny W. Horne	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	JoAnne Favors	19,990		✔
Republican	Johnny W. Horne	4,097

District 29

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	No candidates filed
Republican	Mike Carter	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Republican	Mike Carter	19,860		✔

District 30

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	L. Brock Bennington	254
Democratic	Sandy Norris Smith	887	Nominee
Democratic	Brian D. White	250
Republican	Vince Dean	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Sandy Norris Smith	8,950
Republican	Vince Dean	17,241		✔

District 31

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	No candidates filed
Republican	Jim Cobb	4,255
Republican	Ron Travis	4,358	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Republican	Ron Travis	17,427		✔

District 32

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Jack W. McNew	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	Kent Calfee	4,611	Nominee
Republican	Julia C. Hurley	3,705
Independent	Allen R. Cole		Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Jack W. McNew	5,986
Republican	Kent Calfee	16,447		✔
Independent	Allen R. Cole	1,228

District 33

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Jim Hackworth	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	John D. Ragan	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Jim Hackworth	12,126
Republican	John D. Ragan	12,828		✔

District 34

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Luke E. Dickerson	699	Nominee
Democratic	Spencer Douglas	605
Republican	Rick Womick	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Luke E. Dickerson	8,260
Republican	Rick Womick	17,354		✔

District 35

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	No candidates filed
Republican	Dennis Roach	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Republican	Dennis Roach	14,864		✔

District 36

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	No candidates filed
Republican	Dennis Powers	Uncontested	Nominee
Independent	Virgil Kidwell		Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Republican	Dennis Powers	13,616		✔
Independent	Virgil Kidwell	3,630

District 37

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Robert New	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	Richard P. Garvin	1,112
Republican	Dawn White	3,035	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Robert New	8,263
Republican	Dawn White	14,175		✔

District 38

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	David R. Harper	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	Kelly T. Keisling	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	David R. Harper	5,578
Republican	Kelly T. Keisling	14,190		✔

District 39

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Doug Clark	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	David Alexander	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Doug Clark	7,880
Republican	David Alexander	15,097		✔

District 40

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Wesley Duane Hodges	491
Democratic	Sarah Marie Smith	2,038	Nominee
Republican	Terri Lynn Weaver	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Sarah Marie Smith	9,139
Republican	Terri Lynn Weaver	16,408		✔

District 41

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	John Mark Windle	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	Bobby Stewart	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	John Mark Windle	12,785		✔
Republican	Bobby Stewart	7,946

District 42

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Thomas D. Willoughby	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	Ryan Williams	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Thomas D. Willoughby	5,971
Republican	Ryan Williams	15,049		✔

District 43

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Charles Curtiss	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	Robert F. Dunham	1,818	Nominee
Republican	Derrick Waggoner	940

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Charles Curtiss	10,622		✔
Republican	Robert F. Dunham	9,941

District 44

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Steven Glaser	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	William G. Lamberth	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Steven Glaser	7,214
Republican	William G. Lamberth	14,702		✔

District 45

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Jeanette Jackson	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	Debra Young Maggart	3,447
Republican	Courtney Rogers	4,646	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Jeanette Jackson	7,228
Republican	Courtney Rogers	19,972		✔

District 46

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	No candidates filed
Republican	Mark A. Pody	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Republican	Mark A. Pody	16,840		✔

District 47

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Scott Price	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	Judd Matheny	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Scott Price	7,781
Republican	Judd Matheny	14,903		✔

District 48

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	No candidates filed
Republican	Joe Carr	3,402	Nominee
Republican	Ryan T. Harring	1,055

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Republican	Joe Carr	16,854		✔

District 49

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Mike Williams	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	Mike Sparks	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Mike Williams	8,757
Republican	Mike Sparks	12,532		✔

District 50

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Bo Mitchell	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	D.J. Farris	1,481
Republican	Dave Hall	621
Republican	Charles Williamson	1,585	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Bo Mitchell	13,208		✔
Republican	Charles Williamson	13,052

District 51

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Michael L. Turner	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	No candidates filed

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Michael L. Turner	17,067		✔

District 52

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Michael Stewart	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	No candidates filed
Independent	Daniel Lewis		Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Michael Stewart	12,601		✔
Independent	Daniel Lewis	4,060

District 53

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Jason Potts	680
Democratic	Jason Powell	1,377	Nominee
Republican	Ben Claybaker	1,141	Nominee
Republican	Tonya Miller	422

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Jason Powell	10,708		✔
Republican	Ben Claybaker	8,992

District 54

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Brenda Gilmore	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	No candidates filed

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Brenda Gilmore	20,643		✔

District 55

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Gary Odom	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	No candidates filed
Green	Susan Shann	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Gary Odom	14,645		✔
Green	Susan Shann	4,297

District 56

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	No candidates filed
Republican	Beth Harwell	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Republican	Beth Harwell	24,912		✔

District 57

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	No candidates filed
Republican	Linda Elam	2,259
Republican	Susan Lynn	4,720	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Republican	Susan Lynn	24,116		✔

District 58

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Harold M. Love	1,371	Nominee
Democratic	Mary Pruitt	1,313
Democratic	Steven Turner	802
Republican	No candidates filed

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Harold M. Love	16,195		✔

District 59

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Sherry Jones	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	Robert Duvall	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Sherry Jones	11,358		✔
Republican	Robert Duvall	4,839

District 60

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Darren Jernigan	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	Jim Gotto	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Darren Jernigan	12,310		✔
Republican	Jim Gotto	12,215

District 61

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	No candidates filed
Republican	Rob Hathaway	1,888
Republican	Charles M. Sargent, Jr.	3,050	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Republican	Charles M. Sargent, Jr.	23,727		✔

District 62

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	No candidates filed
Republican	Pat Marsh	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Republican	Pat Marsh	15,423		✔

District 63

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	No candidates filed
Republican	Glen Casada	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Republican	Glen Casada	23,101		✔

District 64

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Brian Brewer	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	Sheila Butt	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Brian Brewer	8,501
Republican	Sheila Butt	16,769		✔

District 65

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	No candidates filed
Republican	Jeremy Durham	2,990	Nominee
Republican	Dennis Kiser	1,585
Republican	Kenny Young	2,142

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Republican	Jeremy Durham	18,544		✔

District 66

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	No candidates filed
Republican	Joshua G. Evans	4,286	Nominee
Republican	Lee Harrell	1,715

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Republican	Joshua G. Evans	18,466		✔

District 67

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Joe Pitts	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	No candidates filed

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Joe Pitts	12,700		✔

District 68

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	No candidates filed
Republican	Curtis Johnson	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Republican	Curtis Johnson	18,376		✔

District 69

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	David A. Shepard	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	Jon-Roy Sloan	1,018
Republican	Wayne White	1,710	Nominee
Independent	Kenneth W. Buser		Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	David A. Shepard	11,669		✔
Republican	Wayne White	8,867
Independent	Kenneth W. Buser	606

District 70

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Calvin Moore	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	Adam Braeback	228
Republican	Barry Doss	4,294	Nominee
Republican	Don Parr	2,564
Independent	John C. Johnson		Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Calvin Moore	10,123
Republican	Barry Doss	11,496		✔
Independent	John C. Johnson	863

District 71

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	No candidates filed
Republican	Shirley Curry	3,239
Republican	Vance Dennis	3,243	Nominee
Independent	John Crandall		Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Republican	Vance Dennis	15,620		✔
Independent	John Crandall	4,734

District 72

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	No candidates filed
Republican	Steve K. McDaniel	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Republican	Steve K. McDaniel	18,168		✔

District 73

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Corey Currie	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	Jimmy Eldridge	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Corey Currie	7,949
Republican	Jimmy Eldridge	19,048		✔

District 74

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	John C. Tidwell	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	Lauri Day	1,743	Nominee
Republican	Nick Steward	972

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	John C. Tidwell	9,356		✔
Republican	Lauri Day	8,417

District 75

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Steve Wright	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	Tim Wirgau	Uncontested	Nominee
Independent	James Hart		Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Steve Wright	9,161
Republican	Tim Wirgau	13,065		✔
Independent	James Hart	968

District 76

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Mark L. Maddox	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	Andy Holt	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Mark L. Maddox	9,356
Republican	Andy Holt	11,121		✔

District 77

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Mark S. Oakes	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	Bill Sanderson	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Mark S. Oakes	7,335
Republican	Bill Sanderson	14,379		✔

District 78

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Jane R. Crisp	842
Democratic	Linda Hayes	1,444	Nominee
Republican	Gary Allen Binkley	1,190
Republican	John L. Haines	713
Republican	Donnie Kemp	1,154
Republican	Kirk Low	510
Republican	Mary Littleton	1,273	Nominee
Republican	Lynn Ray	233
Republican	John-Paul Wood, Jr.	866
Independent	Rick Wilson		Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Linda Hayes	8,457
Republican	Mary Littleton	14,077		✔
Independent	Rick Wilson	1,721

District 79

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	No candidates filed
Republican	Curtis Halford	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Republican	Curtis Halford	17,593		✔

District 80

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Johnny Shaw	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	No candidates filed

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Johnny Shaw	17,697		✔

District 81

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Conneye T. Albright	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	Rory Bricco	1,484
Republican	Randal L. McKee	308
Republican	Debra Moody	2,578	Nominee
Republican	Terry G. Mullins	1,427
Independent	George Thomas Hill		Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Conneye T. Albright	5,670
Republican	Debra Moody	12,690		✔
Independent	George Thomas Hill	4,375

District 82

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Craig Fitzhugh	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	Johnny Edwards	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Craig Fitzhugh	12,273		✔
Republican	Johnny Edwards	8,172

District 83

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	No candidates filed
Republican	Mark White	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Republican	Mark White	21,358		✔

District 84

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Hendrell Remus	919
Democratic	Joe Towns, Jr.	4,082	Nominee
Republican	No candidates filed

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Joe Towns, Jr.	19,389		✔

District 85

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Eddie Jones	1,484
Democratic	Johnnie R. Turner	5,442	Nominee
Republican	No candidates filed

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Johnnie R. Turner	22,690		✔

District 86

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Barbara Cooper	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	George T. Edwards	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Barbara Cooper	16,619		✔
Republican	George T. Edwards	5,244

District 87

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Karen Camper	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	No candidates filed

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Karen Camper	18,282		✔

District 88

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Larry J. Miller	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	Harry Barber	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Larry J. Miller	15,816		✔
Republican	Harry Barber	5,178

District 89

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	No candidates filed
Republican	Tim Hutchinson	1,091
Republican	Roger Kane	1,638	Nominee
Republican	Joey McCulley	614
Republican	William G. Pierce	536

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Republican	Roger Kane	20,464		✔

District 90

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	John J. Deberry, Jr.	4,084	Nominee
Democratic	Ian L. Randolph	629
Democratic	Jeanne D. Richardson	2,125
Republican	No candidates filed

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	John J. Deberry, Jr.	18,100		✔

District 91

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Lois M. DeBerry	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	No candidates filed

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Lois M. DeBerry	18,768		✔

District 92

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Mary Rene Baxter	855
Democratic	Vicki Cain	1,447	Nominee
Democratic	Anita Tipton	710
Republican	Ann Bankston	950
Republican	Travis Monroe	170
Republican	Billy Spivey	2,592	Nominee
Republican	Larry C. Taft	829

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Vicki Cain	8,510
Republican	Billy Spivey	13,089		✔

District 93

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Goffrey A. Hardaway	Uncontested	Nominee
Democratic	Mike Kernell	1,875
Republican	No candidates filed

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Goffrey A. Hardaway	16,126		✔

District 94

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	No candidates filed
Republican	Barrett Rich	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Republican	Barrett Rich	19,115		✔

District 95

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	No candidates filed
Republican	Curry Todd	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Republican	Curry Todd	27,166		✔

District 96

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	No candidates filed
Republican	Jim Harrell	1,172
Republican	Steve McManus	4,542	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Republican	Steve McManus	19,253		✔

District 97

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	No candidates filed
Republican	Jim Coley	Uncontested	Nominee

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Republican	Jim Coley	18,609		✔

District 98

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	Antonio Parkinson	Uncontested	Nominee
Republican	No candidates filed

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Democratic	Antonio Parkinson	15,271		✔

District 99

Primaries

Party	Candidate	Votes	Result
Democratic	No candidates filed
Republican	Ron Lollar	9,065	Nominee
Republican	Thomas D. Stephens	1,552

General election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
Republican	Ron Lollar	22,968		✔

See also

• 2012 Tennessee elections
• 2012 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. "Republicans Gain Supermajority In Tennessee House & Senate". WREG.com. November 7, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
3. "Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2012". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
4. Daigneau, Elizabeth; Jacobson, Louis (October 23, 2012). "The Latest Chamber-by-Chamber Analysis of the 2012 State Legislative Elections". Governing. Archived from the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2024.