Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2022

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Elections for the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for August 4, 2022. The filing deadline was April 7, 2022.

All 99 seats were up for election in 2022. In the 2022 elections, the chamber's Republican majority increased from 71-24 (with two independents and two vacancies) to 75-23 (with one vacancy).

The Tennessee House of Representatives was one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2022. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.

Party control

See also: Partisan composition of state houses and State government trifectas
Tennessee House of Representatives
Party As of November 8, 2022 After November 9, 2022
     Democratic Party 24 23
     Republican Party 71 75
     Independent 2 0
     Vacancy 2 1
Total 99 99

Candidates

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Incumbents who were not re-elected
See also: Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 12, 2022

Incumbents defeated in general elections

One incumbent lost in the Nov. 8 general election.

Name Party Office
John Windle Independent Independent House District 41

Incumbents defeated in primary elections

See also: Defeated state legislative incumbents, 2022

Two incumbents lost in the Aug. 4 primaries.

Name Party Office
Robert Ramsey Ends.png Republican House District 20
Terri Lynn Weaver Ends.png Republican House District 40

Retiring incumbents

Fourteen incumbents were not on the ballot in 2022.[1] Those incumbents were:

Name Party Office Reason
Eddie Mannis Ends.png Republican House District 18 Retired
Mark Hall Ends.png Republican House District 24 Other office
Kent Calfee Ends.png Republican House District 32 Retired
Jerry Sexton Ends.png Republican House District 35 Retired
Mike Stewart Electiondot.png Democratic House District 52 Retired
Jason Potts Electiondot.png Democratic House District 59 Retired
Brandon Ogles Ends.png Republican House District 61 Retired
Glen Casada Ends.png Republican House District 63 Retired
Jason Hodges Electiondot.png Democratic House District 67 Retired
Brian Ragan Independent Independent House District 69 Retired
David Byrd Ends.png Republican House District 71 Retired
Bruce Griffey Ends.png Republican House District 75 Retired
Curtis Halford Ends.png Republican House District 79 Retired
London Lamar Electiondot.png Democratic House District 91 Resigned

Primary election competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains data on state legislative primary election competitiveness in Tennessee. These totals include data from all regularly-scheduled House and Senate elections. For more information about Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.

Tennessee state legislative competitiveness, 2014-2022
Office Districts/
offices 		Seats Open seats Candidates Possible primaries Contested Democratic primaries Contested Republican primaries % of contested primaries Incumbents in contested primaries % of incumbents in contested primaries
2022 116 116 17 214 232 11 25 15.5% 15 15.2%
2020 115 115 6 213 230 14 24 16.5% 28 25.7%
2018 117 117 26 292 234 26 36 26.5% 24 26.4%
2016 115 115 7 278 230 9 34 18.7% 34 31.5%
2014 117 117 13 221 234 10 34 21.9% 24 23.1%


Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in Tennessee in 2022. Information below was calculated on July 31, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Tennessee had 36 contested state legislative primaries in 2022, 16% of the total number of possible primaries, and a 5% decrease from compared to 2020.

This was the lowest number of contested state legislative primaries in Tennessee compared to the preceding four election cycles.

A primary is contested when more candidates file to run than there are nominations available, meaning at least one candidate must lose.

Of the 36 contested primaries, 11 were for Democrats and 25 were for Republicans. For Democrats, this was down from 14 in 2020, a 21% decrease. For Republicans, the number increased 4% from 24 in 2020.

Fifteen contested primaries featured an incumbent, representing 15% of all incumbents who filed for re-election. This was also the lowest rate of incumbents in contested primaries compared to the preceding four election cycles in the state.

Five of the incumbents in contested primaries in 2022 were Democrats and 10 were Republicans.

Overall, 214 major party candidates—79 Democrats and 135 Republicans—filed to run. All 99 House districts and 17 of the state's 33 Senate districts held elections.

Seventeen of those districts were open, meaning no incumbents filed to run. This guaranteed at least 15% of the districts holding elections in 2022 would be represented by newcomers in 2023.

Open seats

The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 2010 to 2022.[2] It will be updated as information becomes available following the state’s candidate filing deadline.

Open Seats in Tennessee House of Representatives elections: 2010 - 2022
Year Total seats Open seats Seats with incumbents running for re-election
2022 99 14 (14 percent) 85 (86 percent)
2020 99 5 (5 percent) 94 (94 percent)
2018 99 23 (23 percent) 76 (77 percent)
2016 99 5 (5 percent) 94 (95 percent)
2014 99 9 (9 percent) 90 (91 percent)
2012 99 11 (11 percent) 88 (89 percent)
2010 99 8 (8 percent) 91 (92 percent)

Incumbents running in new districts

When an incumbent files to run for re-election in the same chamber but a new district, it leaves his or her original seat open. This may happen for a variety of reasons ranging from redistricting to a change in residences. This may result in instances where multiple incumbents face each other in contested primaries or general elections if the incumbent in the new district also seeks re-election.

In 2022, two incumbents filed to run for re-election in a new district different from the ones they represented before the election. Click [show] on the table below to view those incumbents.

Process to become a candidate

See also: Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Tennessee

DocumentIcon.jpg See statutes: Chapter 2-5 and Chapter 2-7 of the Tennessee Code

State legislative candidates

A candidate running for the state legislature, whether partisan or independent, must adhere to the same ballot access requirements, which are detailed below.

  1. The candidate must obtain a nominating petition from a county election commission office or the office of the state coordinator of elections.[3][4]
  2. The nominating petition must be signed by the candidate and at least 25 voters who are registered in the candidate's district.[3][4]
  3. The signer of a petition must include the address shown on his or her voter registration card in order for his or her signature to be counted.[4]
  4. The candidate must file the original nominating petition in the office of the county election commission by the first Thursday of April in his or her county of residence. The candidate must also file a certified duplicate in the county election commission office in each county wholly or partially within the candidate's district. This requirement applies to both political party candidates running in the primary and independent candidates running in the general election.[3][4]
  5. There are no filing fees.

Federal and statewide office

A partisan or independent candidate for governor, United States Representative, or United States Senator must obtain a nominating petition from a county election commission office or the office of the state coordinator of elections.[5][6]

  1. The nominating petition must be signed by at least 25 voters who are registered anywhere in Tennessee.[5][7]
  2. The signer of a petition must include the address shown on his or her voter registration card in order for the signature to be counted.[4]
  3. The candidate must file the nominating petition no later than noon on the first Thursday of April.[5][7]
  4. The candidate must file the original nominating petition in the office of the Tennessee State Election Commission. The candidate must also file a certified duplicate in the office of the state coordinator of elections. Both of these must be received by the qualifying deadline.[5][7]
  5. There are no filing fees.

For write-in candidates

In order to have his or her votes tallied, a write-in candidate must file a certificate of write-in candidacy no later than noon on the 50th day before the general election in each county that makes up the district of the listed office. For the offices of governor, United States Senator, and United States Representative, this form must be filed with the Tennessee Coordinator of Elections.[8][9]

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

To be eligible to serve in the Tennessee House of Representatives, a candidate must be:[10]

  • A U.S. citizen
  • 21 years old before the general election
  • A three-year resident of Tennessee before the general election
  • A county resident for 1 year prior to the general election
  • A qualified voter
  • The following situations would eliminate a candidate from qualifying for office:
    • 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, and 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 and per diem

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2024[11]
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.

When sworn in

See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election

Tennessee legislators assume office on the day they are elected in the general election.[12]

Tennessee political history

Trifectas

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.

Tennessee Party Control: 1992-2024
Five years of Democratic trifectas  •  Fourteen years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Senate D D D D R D D D D D D D D R R S S R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

Presidential politics in Tennessee

2016 Presidential election results

U.S. presidential election, Tennessee, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
     Democratic Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine 34.7% 870,695 0
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump/Mike Pence 60.7% 1,522,925 11
     Libertarian Gary Johnson/Bill Weld 2.8% 70,397 0
     Green Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka 0.6% 15,993 0
     Independent Rocky De La Fuente/Michael Steinberg 0.2% 4,075 0
     Independent Alyson Kennedy/Osborne Hart 0.1% 2,877 0
     Independent Mike Smith/Daniel White 0.3% 7,276 0
     - Write-in votes 0.5% 13,789 0
Total Votes 2,508,027 11
Election results via: Tennessee Secretary of State

Voting information

See also: Voting in Tennessee

Election information in Tennessee: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: Oct. 11, 2022
  • By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 11, 2022
  • Online: Oct. 11, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 1, 2022
  • By mail: Received by Nov. 1, 2022
  • Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: N/A
  • By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 19, 2022 to Nov. 3, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

Varies


Redistricting following 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.[13] 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.[14]

Below is the state House map in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle.

Tennessee State House Districts
until November 7, 2022

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Tennessee State House Districts
starting November 8, 2022

Click a district to compare boundaries.


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
  2. ↑ Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Tennessee Department of Elections, "Qualifying Procedures for Candidates for Tennessee House of Representatives," accessed October 31, 2013
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Tennessee Code, "Chapter 2-5-101," accessed February 22, 2014
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Tennessee Department of Elections, "Qualifying Procedures for Candidates for Governor," accessed November 26, 2013
  6. ↑ Tennessee Code, "Chapter 2-5-103," accessed February 24, 2014
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Tennessee Secretary of State, "Tennessee Candidates for United States Senate," accessed February 25, 2014
  8. ↑ Tennessee Department of Elections, "Write-In Candidacy," accessed October 31, 2013
  9. ↑ Tennessee Code, "Chapter 2-7-133," accessed February 24, 2014
  10. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Qualifications for elected offices in Tennessee," accessed December 18, 2013
  11. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
  12. ↑ Tennessee Constitution, "Article II, Section 3," accessed November 1, 2021
  13. ↑ The Tennessean, "Judges rule Tennessee Senate map unconstitutional, order legislature to redraw by Jan. 31," November 22, 2023
  14. ↑ The Tennessean, "Gov. Bill Lee signs redistricting bills dividing Davidson County into three congressional districts," February 7, 2022


Current members of the Tennessee House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Cameron Sexton
Majority Leader:William Lamberth
Minority Leader:Karen Camper
Representatives
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Tim Hicks (R)
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Tim Rudd (R)
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Ed Butler (R)
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Pat Marsh (R)
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Jay Reedy (R)
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Joe Towns (D)
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Ron Gant (R)
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