Tennessee House of Representatives District 52

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Tennessee House of Representatives District 52
Incumbent
Assumed office: August 17, 2023

Tennessee House of Representatives District 52 is represented by Justin Jones (D).

As of the 2020 Census, Tennessee state representatives represented an average of 69,868 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 64,398 residents.

About the chamber

Members of the Tennessee House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Tennessee legislators assume office on the day they are elected in the general election.[1]

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

To be eligible to serve in the Tennessee State Senate, a candidate must:[2]

  • Be U.S. citizen
  • Be at least 21 years old before the general election
  • Have resided in Tennessee for at least 3 years before the general election
  • Have resided in the county or district to be represented for at least 1 year, immediately preceding the election
  • Be a qualified voter in the county or district to be represented

The following groups of people are ineligible to run for office:[2]

  • Those who have been convicted of offering or giving a bribe, or of larceny, or any other offense declared infamous by law, unless restored to citizenship in the mode pointed out by law;
  • Those against whom there is a judgment unpaid for any moneys received by them, in any official capacity, due to the United States, to this state, or any county thereof;
  • Those who are defaulters to the treasury at the time of the election (the election of any such person shall be void);
  • Soldiers, seamen, marines, or airmen in the regular army or navy or air force of the United States; and
  • Members of congress, and persons holding any office of profit or trust under any foreign power, other state of the union, or under the United States.

Salaries

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2024[3]
SalaryPer diem
$28,405.96/year$326.47/day. Legislators living within 50 miles of the Capitol receive a reduced amount of $47 per day.

Vacancies

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the Tennessee General Assembly, there are two ways a vacancy can be filled. When twelve months or more remain before the next general election, a special election must be held within the allowable time frame set by law. If fewer than twelve months remain before the next general election, members of the legislative body in the county where the vacancy occurred must vote on a replacement.[4]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: Tennessee Const. Art. 2, Sec. 15


District map

Redistricting

2020-2022

See also: Redistricting in Tennessee after the 2020 census

On November 22, 2023, the Davidson County Chancery Court struck down the state senate map, declaring it unconstitutional. The court ordered the state to create a new state senate map by January 31, 2024.[5] On April 13, 2022, the Tennessee Supreme Court reversed a ruling by the Davidson County Chancery Court on April 6 blocking the same state senate map. Gov. Lee signed the state's legislative districts into law on February 6, 2022.[6]

On January 18, 2022, the Senate Judiciary Committee recommended state legislative proposals for consideration by the full Senate in a 7-2 vote along party lines, with all Republicans supporting the proposals and all Democrats opposing them.[7] The Senate approved proposals for congressional and Senate maps in a 26-5 party-line vote on January 20, 2022.[8] On January 26, 2022, the Tennessee Senate approved the state House plan.[9] These maps took effect for Tennessee's 2022 legislative elections.

On December 14, 2021, the Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on Redistricting released five state Senate plans and four congressional plans submitted by the public.[10] The Tennessee House Select Committee on Redistricting voted to approve a proposal for House districts, HB 1035, on December 17, 2021.[11] The ad-hoc Senate committee released a state Senate plan on January 13.[12]

How does redistricting in Tennessee work? In Tennessee, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the state legislature. These lines are subject to veto by the governor.[13]

The Tennessee Constitution requires that state Senate districts "preserve counties whole where possible." State statutes mandate that no more than 30 counties may be split across districts. Furthermore, state law requires that state legislative districts be contiguous. There are no such requirements in place for congressional districts.[13]

Tennessee House of Representatives District 52
until November 7, 2022

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Tennessee House of Representatives District 52
starting November 8, 2022

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Elections

2024

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52

Incumbent Justin Jones defeated Laura Nelson in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Justin Jones
Justin Jones (D)
 
69.3
 
13,453
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Laura Nelson (R)
 
30.7
 
5,969

Total votes: 19,422
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52

Incumbent Justin Jones advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52 on August 1, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Justin Jones
Justin Jones
 
100.0
 
3,127

Total votes: 3,127
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52

Laura Nelson advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52 on August 1, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Laura Nelson
 
100.0
 
861

Total votes: 861
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2023

See also: Tennessee state legislative special elections, 2023

A special primary election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52 was called for June 15, 2023. A special general election was called for August 3, 2023. The candidate filing deadline was May 4, 2023.[14]

The seat became vacant on April 6, 2023, after incumbent Justin Jones (D) was expelled by the Tennessee House of Representatives.[15] Jones was reinstated by the Metropolitan Nashville Council on April 10, 2023.[16]

General election

Special general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52

Incumbent Justin Jones defeated Laura Nelson in the special general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52 on August 3, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Justin Jones
Justin Jones (D)
 
77.8
 
5,226
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Laura Nelson (R)
 
22.2
 
1,494

Total votes: 6,720
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52

Incumbent Justin Jones advanced from the special Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52 on June 15, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Justin Jones
Justin Jones
 
99.5
 
1,515
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
8

Total votes: 1,523
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Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52

Laura Nelson advanced from the special Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52 on June 15, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Laura Nelson
 
98.8
 
249
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.2
 
3

Total votes: 252
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2022

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52

Justin Jones won election in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Justin Jones
Justin Jones (D)
 
100.0
 
8,596

Total votes: 8,596
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52

Justin Jones defeated Delishia Porterfield in the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52 on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Justin Jones
Justin Jones
 
53.2
 
1,956
Image of Delishia Porterfield
Delishia Porterfield
 
46.8
 
1,718

Total votes: 3,674
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2020

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52

Incumbent Mike Stewart defeated Donna Tees in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Stewart
Mike Stewart (D) Candidate Connection
 
72.0
 
16,421
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Donna Tees (R)
 
28.0
 
6,382

Total votes: 22,803
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52

Incumbent Mike Stewart defeated James C. Turner II in the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52 on August 6, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Stewart
Mike Stewart Candidate Connection
 
62.2
 
4,327
Image of James C. Turner II
James C. Turner II
 
37.8
 
2,634

Total votes: 6,961
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52

Donna Tees advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52 on August 6, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Donna Tees
 
100.0
 
1,226

Total votes: 1,226
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2018

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52

Incumbent Mike Stewart won election in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Stewart
Mike Stewart (D)
 
100.0
 
13,934

Total votes: 13,934
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52

Incumbent Mike Stewart advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52 on August 2, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Stewart
Mike Stewart
 
100.0
 
4,797

Total votes: 4,797
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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 Mike Stewart ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 52 general election.[17][18]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 52 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Mike Stewart Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State


Incumbent Mike Stewart ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 52 Democratic primary.[19][20]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 52 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Mike Stewart Incumbent (unopposed)

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 Mike Stewart was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Stewart was unopposed in the general election.[21][22]

2012

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2012

Elections for the office of Tennessee House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 2, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 5, 2011. Incumbent Mike Stewart (D) defeated Daniel Lewis (I) in the general election and was unopposed in the Democratic primary.[23][24]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 52, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Stewart Incumbent 75.6% 12,601
     Independent Daniel Lewis 24.4% 4,060
Total Votes 16,661

Campaign contributions

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From 2000 to 2024, candidates for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52 raised a total of $2,452,607. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $98,104 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, Tennessee House of Representatives District 52
Year Amount Candidates Average
2024 $1,048,241 3 $349,414
2023 $251,138 2 $125,569
2022 $125,984 2 $62,992
2020 $325,790 3 $108,597
2018 $141,631 1 $141,631
2016 $57,664 1 $57,664
2014 $41,616 1 $41,616
2012 $47,741 2 $23,871
2010 $54,025 1 $54,025
2008 $142,292 2 $71,146
2006 $35,030 2 $17,515
2004 $102,352 2 $51,176
2002 $65,482 2 $32,741
2000 $13,621 1 $13,621
Total $2,452,607 25 $98,104


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Tennessee Constitution, "Article II, Section 3," accessed November 1, 2021
  2. 2.0 2.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "Qualifications for elected offices in Tennessee," accessed February 10, 2023
  3. National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
  4. Tennessee Legislature, "Tennessee Constitution," accessed May 22, 2014 (Article II, Section 15)
  5. The Tennessean, "Judges rule Tennessee Senate map unconstitutional, order legislature to redraw by Jan. 31," November 22, 2023
  6. The Tennessean, "Gov. Bill Lee signs redistricting bills dividing Davidson County into three congressional districts," February 7, 2022
  7. Washington Examiner, "Tennessee redistricting maps sent to full Senate for vote," January 19, 2022
  8. The Tennessean, "Tennessee senators approve new congressional, Senate districts; House to vote Monday," January 20, 2022
  9. The Tennessean, "Senate clears final redistricting map, Memphis and Knoxville House Democrats drawn together," January 26, 2022
  10. The Tennessean, "Senate redistricting panel hears public proposals without releasing committee draft," December 14, 2021
  11. Williamson Herald, "Tennessee House panel adopts new redistricting plan," December 20, 2021
  12. Axios, "Subdued Tennessee Senate redistricting maps released," January 14, 2022
  13. 13.0 13.1 All About Redistricting, "Tennessee," accessed May 5, 2015
  14. Davidson County Election Commission, "2023 Davidson County Election Calendar," accessed April 20, 2023
  15. The Hill, "Tennessee House expels two Democratic lawmakers after gun violence protest," April 6, 2023
  16. The New York Times, "Nashville Council Votes to Return Expelled Lawmaker to House," April 10, 2023
  17. The New York Times, "Election 2016," accessed November 11, 2016
  18. Tennessee Secretary of State, "2016 general election results - Tennessee House of Representatives," accessed January 19, 2017
  19. Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 8, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 11, 2016
  20. Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 4, 2016 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 4, 2016
  21. Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 7, 2014 Election Results," accessed September 11, 2014
  22. Tennessee Secretary of State, "Petitions Filed for State Senate and State House of Representatives," accessed April 5, 2014
  23. Tennessee Secretary of State, "Official primary results," accessed October 24, 2013
  24. "Tennessee Secretary of State - Official general election results," accessed October 24, 2013


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