Darren Jernigan

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Darren Jernigan
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Democratic Party

Prior offices
Tennessee House of Representatives District 60

Education

Bachelor's

Austin Peay State University

Graduate

Middle Tennessee State University

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Darren Jernigan (Democratic Party) was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 60. He assumed office in 2012. He left office on November 5, 2024.

Jernigan (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Tennessee House of Representatives to represent District 60. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Jernigan announced he would not be seeking re-election to the Tennessee House of Representatives District 60 in 2024 after accepting a position in the administration of Nashville mayor Freddie O'Connell.[1]

Biography

Jernigan received a B.S. from Austin Peay State University. He later received a Master's of Criminal Justice from Middle Tennessee State University.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Jernigan was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Jernigan was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Jernigan was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Tennessee committee assignments, 2017
• Health
• State Government

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Jernigan served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Jernigan served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2024

Darren Jernigan did not file to run for re-election.

2022

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 60

Incumbent Darren Jernigan defeated Christopher Huff in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 60 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Darren Jernigan
Darren Jernigan (D)
 
60.2
 
11,201
Image of Christopher Huff
Christopher Huff (R)
 
39.8
 
7,405

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 18,606
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 60

Incumbent Darren Jernigan advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 60 on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Darren Jernigan
Darren Jernigan
 
100.0
 
3,876

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,876
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 60

Christopher Huff advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 60 on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Christopher Huff
Christopher Huff
 
100.0
 
2,026

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,026
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2020

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 60

Incumbent Darren Jernigan won election in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 60 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Darren Jernigan
Darren Jernigan (D)
 
100.0
 
23,220

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 23,220
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 60

Incumbent Darren Jernigan defeated Grant Medeiros in the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 60 on August 6, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Darren Jernigan
Darren Jernigan
 
71.0
 
5,241
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Grant Medeiros
 
29.0
 
2,136

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,377
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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2018

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 60

Incumbent Darren Jernigan won election in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 60 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Darren Jernigan
Darren Jernigan (D)
 
100.0
 
18,362

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 18,362
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 60

Incumbent Darren Jernigan advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 60 on August 2, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Darren Jernigan
Darren Jernigan
 
100.0
 
5,477

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,477
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2016

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 4, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 7, 2016.

Incumbent Darren Jernigan defeated Steve Glover in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 60 general election.[2][3]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 60 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Darren Jernigan Incumbent 56.14% 15,103
     Republican Steve Glover 43.86% 11,799
Total Votes 26,902
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State


Incumbent Darren Jernigan ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 60 Democratic primary.[4][5]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 60 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Darren Jernigan Incumbent (unopposed)


Steve Glover defeated Donald Ray McFolin in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 60 Republican primary.[4][5]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 60 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Steve Glover 79.23% 1,316
     Republican Donald Ray McFolin 20.77% 345
Total Votes 1,661

2014

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 7, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 3, 2014. Incumbent Darren Jernigan was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Jim Gotto was unopposed in the Republican primary. Jernigan defeated Gotto in the general election.[6][7]

Tennessee House of Representatives District 60, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDarren Jernigan Incumbent 53.4% 8,415
     Republican Jim Gotto 46.6% 7,339
Total Votes 15,754

2012

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2012

Jernigan won election in the 2012 election for Tennessee House of Representatives, District 60. Jernigan ran unopposed in the August 2 primary election and defeated incumbent Jim Gotto (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 60, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDarren Jernigan 50.2% 12,310
     Republican Jim Gotto Incumbent 49.8% 12,215
Total Votes 24,525

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Darren Jernigan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Jernigan's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[10]

Education

  • Excerpt: "Darren voted for and supported the Tennessee Promise, a program that offers free community college tuition to graduating high school seniors who participate in free mentoring services."

Economy

  • Excerpt: "Darren believes in free trade but he also believes in fair trade. While government cannot create jobs, it can provide an atmosphere to promote jobs through innovation, research, grants and loans."

Healthcare

  • Excerpt: "As your state representative and a member of the Health Committee Darren will focus on the health of our entire population and promote those policies, practices, and procedures that provide accurate information to help support Tennesseans in living a healthy lifestyle."

Campaign finance summary

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Darren Jernigan campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Tennessee House of Representatives District 60Won general$132,954 $50,852
2020Tennessee House of Representatives District 60Won general$106,646 N/A**
2018Tennessee House of Representatives District 60Won general$87,758 N/A**
2016Tennessee House of Representatives, District 60Won $151,588 N/A**
2014Tennessee State House, District 60Won $201,005 N/A**
2012Tennessee State House, District 60Won $176,671 N/A**
2000Tennessee State House, District 51Lost $9,290 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ “Nashville Post,” “Possible candidate emerges for Nashville state House vacancy,” January 31, 2024
    2. ↑ The New York Times, "Election 2016," accessed November 11, 2016
    3. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2016 general election results - Tennessee House of Representatives," accessed January 19, 2017
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 8, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 11, 2016
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 4, 2016 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 4, 2016
    6. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 7, 2014 Election Results," accessed September 11, 2014
    7. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Petitions Filed for State Senate and State House of Representatives," accessed April 5, 2014
    8. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2012 List of Candidates," accessed April 18, 2014
    9. ↑ Tennessee Department of State, "Election Results," accessed April 18, 2014
    10. ↑ Darren Jernigan, "Issues," accessed July 8, 2016
    11. ↑ Tennessee Bar Association, "Nashville Chamber Releases 2015 Legislative Scorecard," accessed November 10, 2015
    12. ↑ Tennessee Bar Association, "Nashville Chamber Releases 2015 Legislative Scorecard," accessed November 10, 2015

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    -     		Tennessee House of Representatives District 60
    2012-2024    		 Succeeded by
    Shaundelle Brooks (D)


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