The 2024 Tennessee House of Representatives election was held on November 5, 2024, 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. The primary election was held on August 1, 2024. Tennessee has open primaries, meaning that any voter can choose to vote on either a Republican or Democratic ballot during primary elections.
Following the election, no seats changed hands between the parties, and the overall partisan composition of the Tennessee House remained unchanged. This marked the first time since 2006 that neither party gained nor lost a seat in a general election for the chamber.
Background This was the first general election held after the high-profile 2023 expulsions of Democratic Representatives Justin Jones and Justin J. Pearson. The expulsions occurred following their participation in a protest on the House floor advocating for gun control in the wake of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville. The incident drew widespread national media attention and was widely criticized by Democrats and civil rights organizations as undemocratic. Both lawmakers were later reappointed by local officials and won their respective special elections in 2023 to return to the House.
Partisan background In the 2024 presidential election in Tennessee, Republican Donald Trump won 75 State House districts, while Democrat Kamala Harris won 24 districts.
In Tennessee's 2024 State House elections, held alongside the presidential race, Democrats successfully held District 67 in Clarksville, a seat where Donald Trump won by 1.8%. Meanwhile, Republicans successfully held District 97 in Memphis, where Kamala Harris won with a 4.9% margin.
Retirements Seven incumbents did not seek re-election.
Republicans District 4: John Holsclaw Jr. retired. District 12: Dale Carr retired. District 20: Bryan Richey retired to run for State Senate. District 65: Sam Whitson retired. District 68: Curtis Johnson retired.
Democrats District 60: Darren Jernigan retired. District 96: Dwayne Thompson retired.
Incumbents defeated
In primary election Two incumbent representatives, both Republicans, were defeated in the August 1 primary election.
Republicans District 27: Patsy Hazlewood lost renomination to Michele Reneau. District 33: John Ragan lost renomination to Rick Scarbrough.
Predictions
SourceRankingAs of270toWin July 17, 2024 CNalysisOctober 31, 2024 Sabato's Crystal Ball June 18, 2024
Results summary + Summary of the November 5, 2024 Tennessee House of Representatives election results Party Candidates Votes Seats % +/– Republican 85 1,853,837 66.70 75 Democratic 74 873,533 31.43 24 Independent 13 51,704 1.86 0 Write-in 4 282 0.01 0 Total 176 2,779,356 100.00 99 Source:
Closest races Six races were decided by a margin of 10% or less: DistrictWinnerMarginDistrict 67 data-sort-value=1 0.60%District 97 data-sort-value=1 3.40%District 18 data-sort-value=1 7.50%District 60 data-sort-value=1 7.56%District 50 data-sort-value=1 8.18%District 75 data-sort-value=1 9.50%
Overview District Incumbent Candidates Representative Party First elected StatusDistrict 1John CrawfordRepublican2016Incumbent re-elected. John Crawford (Republican) 100.0%District 2Bud HulseyRepublican2014Incumbent re-elected. Bud Hulsey (Republican) 100.0%District 3Timothy HillRepublican20122020 (retired)2023 (appointed)Incumbent re-elected. Timothy Hill (Republican) 83.0% Lori Love (Democratic) 17.0%District 4John Holsclaw Jr.Republican2014 Incumbent retired.New member elected.Republican hold. Renea Jones (Republican) 100.0%District 5David B. HawkRepublican2002Incumbent re-elected. David B. Hawk (Republican) 82.0% Rebecca Anderson (Independent) 18.0%District 6Tim HicksRepublican2020Incumbent re-elected. Tim Hicks (Republican) 73.0% Brad Batt (Democratic) 27.1%District 7Rebecca AlexanderRepublican2020Incumbent re-elected. Rebecca Alexander (Republican) 71.3% Sylvain Bruni (Democratic) 28.7%District 8Jerome MoonRepublican2017 (appointed)2018Incumbent re-elected. Jerome Moon (Republican) 77.2% Sue DuBois (Democratic) 22.8%District 9Gary HicksRepublican2015 (appointed)2016Incumbent re-elected. Gary Hicks (Republican) 100.0%District 10Rick EldridgeRepublican2018Incumbent re-elected. Rick Eldridge (Republican) 99.1% Nathan Dressel (Write-in) 0.9%District 11Jeremy FaisonRepublican2010Incumbent re-elected. Jeremy Faison (Republican) 84.4% Justin Gross (Democratic) 15.6%District 12Dale CarrRepublican2012 Incumbent retired.New member elected.Republican hold. Fred Atchley (Republican) 82.2% Leslie P Braddock (Democratic) 17.8%District 13Robert StevensRepublican2022Incumbent re-elected. Robert Stevens (Republican) 59.9% Jonathan Yancey (Democratic) 40.1%District 14Jason ZacharyRepublican2015 (special)Incumbent re-elected. Jason Zachary (Republican) 64.8% Amanda Collins (Democratic) 35.2%District 15Sam McKenzieDemocratic2020Incumbent re-elected. Sam McKenzie (Democratic) 68.0% Justin Hirst (Republican) 32.0%District 16Michele CarringerRepublican2020Incumbent re-elected. Michele Carringer (Republican) 68.7% Lauren Carver (Democratic) 28.7% Sean Eastham (Independent) 2.6%District 17Andrew FarmerRepublican2012Incumbent re-elected. Andrew Farmer (Republican) 100.0%District 18Elaine DavisRepublican2022Incumbent re-elected. Elaine Davis (Republican) 53.8% Bryan Goldberg (Democratic) 46.3%District 19Dave WrightRepublican2018Incumbent re-elected. Dave Wright (Republican) 100.0%District 20Bryan RicheyRepublican2022 Incumbent retired to run for State Senate.New member elected.Republican hold. Tom Stinnett (Republican) 74.8% Karen Gertz (Democratic) 25.2%District 21Lowell RussellRepublican2018Incumbent re-elected. Lowell Russell (Republican) 81.1% Kenneth Moore (Democratic) 18.9%District 22Dan HowellRepublican2014Incumbent re-elected. Dan Howell (Republican) 85.2% Anna Miller Grabowski (Democratic) 14.8%District 23Mark CochranRepublican2018Incumbent re-elected. Mark Cochran (Republican) 85.0% David Thomforde (Democratic) 15.0%District 24Kevin RaperRepublican2022Incumbent re-elected. Kevin Raper (Republican) 78.3% Andrea Chase (Democratic) 21.7%District 25Cameron SextonRepublican2010Incumbent re-elected. Cameron Sexton (Republican) 81.8% Wesley Adkins (Democratic) 18.2%District 26Greg MartinRepublican2022 (appointed)Incumbent re-elected. Greg Martin (Republican) 62.1% Allison Gorman (Democratic) 37.9%District 27Patsy HazlewoodRepublican2014 Incumbent lost renomination.New member elected.Republican hold. Michele Reneau (Republican) 60.2% Kathy Lennon (Democratic) 39.8%District 28Yusuf HakeemDemocratic2018Incumbent re-elected. Yusuf Hakeem (Democratic) 74.9% Thomas J. Brooks III (Independent) 25.1%District 29Greg VitalRepublican2018Incumbent re-elected. Greg Vital (Republican) 70.7% Ryan Scofield (Democratic) 29.4%District 30Esther Helton-HaynesRepublican2018Incumbent re-elected. Esther Helton-Haynes (Republican) 59.7% Heather McClendon (Democratic) 40.3%District 31Ron TravisRepublican2012Incumbent re-elected. Ron Travis (Republican) 83.8% Brittany Lynn Warfel (Democratic) 13.5% William "Jay" Jenkins (Independent) 2.7%District 32Monty FrittsRepublican2012Incumbent re-elected. Monty Fritts (Republican) 100.0%District 33John RaganRepublican2010 Incumbent lost renomination.New member elected.Republican hold. Rick Scarbrough (Republican) 67.7% Anne Backus (Democratic) 32.3%District 34Tim RuddRepublican2016Incumbent re-elected. Tim Rudd (Republican) 60.5% Amelia Pant (Democratic) 39.5%District 35William SlaterRepublican2022Incumbent re-elected. William Slater (Republican) 70.8% Lexi Melton (Democratic) 29.2%District 36Dennis PowersRepublican2010Incumbent re-elected. Dennis Powers (Republican) 100.0%District 37Charlie BaumRepublican2022Incumbent re-elected. Charlie Baum (Republican) 64.2% Cheri Brown (Democratic) 35.8%District 38Kelly KeislingRepublican2022Incumbent re-elected. Kelly Keisling (Republican) 88.8% Alexander Armor (Independent) 11.2%District 39Iris RudderRepublican2018Incumbent re-elected. Iris Rudder (Republican) 76.4% Rose Mary Drake (Democratic) 23.6%District 40Michael HaleRepublican2022Incumbent re-elected. Michael Hale (Republican) 83.7% Daniel T. Hawthorne (Democratic) 16.3%District 41Ed ButlerRepublican2022Incumbent re-elected. Ed Butler (Republican) 82.9% Joel Derek Hawn (Democratic) 17.1%District 42Ryan WilliamsRepublican2010Incumbent re-elected. Ryan Williams (Republican) 73.9% Amber "Bennie" Taylor (Democratic) 26.1%District 43Paul SherrellRepublican2016Incumbent re-elected. Paul Sherrell (Republican) 100.0%District 44William LamberthRepublican2012Incumbent re-elected. William Lamberth (Republican) 77.1% Brian Robertson (Democratic) 22.9%District 45Johnny GarrettRepublican2018Incumbent re-elected. Johnny Garrett (Republican) 67.8% Alison Beale (Democratic) 32.2%District 46Clark BoydRepublican2018Incumbent re-elected. Clark Boyd (Republican) 74.9% Joni Cochran (Democratic) 25.1%District 47Rush BrickenRepublican2018Incumbent re-elected. Rush Bricken (Republican) 79.8% Veronica Owens (Independent) 20.2%District 48Bryan TerryRepublican2018Incumbent re-elected. Bryan Terry (Republican) 65.3% Matt Ferry (Democratic) 34.7%District 49Mike SparksRepublican2010Incumbent re-elected. Mike Sparks (Republican) 57.2% Luis Mata (Democratic) 42.8%District 50Bo MitchellDemocratic2012Incumbent re-elected. Bo Mitchell (Democratic) 54.1% Jennifer Frensley Webb (Republican) 45.9%District 51Aftyn BehnDemocratic2023 (special)Incumbent re-elected. Aftyn Behn (Democratic) 73.9% Jeff Ketelsen (Independent) 26.1%District 52Justin JonesDemocratic2023 (special)Incumbent re-elected. Justin Jones (Democratic) 69.2% Laura Nelson (Republican) 30.8%District 53Jason PowellDemocratic2012Incumbent re-elected. Jason Powell (Democratic) 62.5% Yog Nepal (Republican) 33.4% Rueben I. Dockery (Independent) 4.1%District 54Vincent B. DixieDemocratic2018Incumbent re-elected. Vincent B. Dixie (Democratic) 100.0%District 55John Ray ClemmonsDemocratic2014Incumbent re-elected. John Ray Clemmons (Democratic) 100.0%District 56Bob FreemanDemocratic2012Incumbent re-elected. Bob Freeman (Democratic) 100.0%District 57Susan LynnRepublican2012Incumbent re-elected. Susan Lynn (Republican) 67.7% Ailina Carona (Democratic) 32.3%District 58Harold M. Love Jr.Democratic2012Incumbent re-elected. Harold M. Love Jr. (Democratic) 100.0%District 59Caleb HemmerDemocratic2022Incumbent re-elected. Caleb Hemmer (Democratic) 100.0%District 60Darren JerniganDemocratic2012 Incumbent retired.New member elected.Democratic hold. Shaundelle Brooks (Democratic) 53.8% Chad Bobo (Republican) 46.2%District 61Gino BulsoRepublican2022Incumbent re-elected. Gino Bulso (Republican) 62.1% Claire Jones (Democratic) 35.7% Alana LeBlanc (Independent) 2.3%District 62Pat MarshRepublican2009 (special)Incumbent re-elected. Pat Marsh (Republican) 100.0%District 63Jake McCalmonRepublican2022Incumbent re-elected. Jake McCalmon (Republican) 68.1% Laura Andreson (Democratic) 31.9%District 64Scott CepickyRepublican2018Incumbent re-elected. Scott Cepicky (Republican) 70.2% Eileen Longstreet (Democratic) 29.8%District 65Sam WhitsonRepublican2016 Incumbent retired.New member elected.Republican hold. Lee Reeves (Republican) 69.3% Larhonda Williams (Democratic) 30.7%District 66Sabi "Doc" KumarRepublican2014Incumbent re-elected. Sabi "Doc" Kumar (Republican) 73.0% Elizabeth Webb (Democratic) 18.9% Kevin Mead (Independent) 8.1%District 67Ronnie GlynnDemocratic2022Incumbent re-elected. Ronnie Glynn (Democratic) 50.3% Jamie Peltz (Republican) 49.7%District 68Curtis JohnsonRepublican2004 Incumbent retired.New member elected.Republican hold. Aron Maberry (Republican) 68.0% Garfield Scott (Democratic) 32.0%District 69Jody BarrettRepublican2022Incumbent re-elected.