2016 Tennessee House of Representatives election

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2016 Tennessee House of Representatives election
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  2014 November 8, 2016 2018  

99 Seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives
50 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  Beth Harwell 2018.jpg Craig Fitzhugh.jpg
Leader Beth Harwell Craig Fitzhugh
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat56th: Nashville 82nd: Ripley
Last election73 seats26 seats
Seats won7425
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1

2016 Tennessee House of Representatives election map.svg
2016 Tennessee House of Representatives Vote Share map.svg
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.

Contents

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 also maintained their supermajority in the state house. [1] [2]

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Governing [3] Safe RMay 18, 2016

Results summary

Summary of the November 8, 2016 Tennessee House election results
PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
No. %No.+/–
Republican 74Increase2.svg 1
Democratic 25Decrease2.svg 1
Independent 0Steady2.svg
Write-in 0Steady2.svg
Total100.0099Steady2.svg
Source:
Popular vote
Republican
%
Democratic
%
Independent
%
Write-ins
%
House seats
Republican
74.75%
Democratic
25.25%

Close races

See also

References

  1. "Tennessee Election Results 2016". The New York Times. August 1, 2017. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  2. "Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  3. "Handicapping the 2016 State Legislative Races". Governing. May 18, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2024.