The Tennessee House of Representatives 82nd district is one of the 99 legislative districts in the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly. The district is located in West Tennessee and covers Crockett, Lauderdale, and parts of Gibson and Obion counties. The district includes Obion, Medina, Bells, and Alamo. It also includes Ripley, Halls, Friendship, and parts of Humboldt, and Gibson. Much of the district is unincorporated and largely rural. Chris Hurt has represented the district since 2019.
Demographics The Tennessee Comptroller estimates the population as of 2024 at 65,690.
70.1% of the district is White 18.6% of the district is Black 5.4% of the district is Hispanic 0.5% of the district is Asian 0.3% of the district is some other race alone 4.7% of the district is Two or more races
Detailed demographic information is also available through Census Reporter.
History The 88th Tennessee General Assembly was the first in which all districts were numbered. At this time, the 82nd district was in Shelby County. At the 93rd, it was made up of Haywood, Lauderdale and Madison counties. From the 94th-97th GAs it was in Haywood and Lauderdale counties. From the 98th-101st GAs, it was in Haywood, Lauderdale, and part of Hardeman counties. At the 102nd, it was composed of Haywood, Lauderdale, and part of Fayette counties. From the 103rd-107th, it was composed of Crockett, Lauderdale, and part of Dyer counties. From the 108th-112th it was composed of Crockett, Lauderdale, and Haywood counties. Since the 113th General Assembly, it has been composed of Crockett, Lauderdale, and part of Gibson, and Obion counties.
List of Representatives RepresentativePartyYears of ServiceGeneral AssemblyHometownChris HurtRepublican 2019-present 111th-114thHallsCraig FitzhughDemocratic1995-201899th-110thRipleyFloyd Crain1983-199493rd-98thRipleyU. A. Presnell MooreRepublican1973-198288th-92ndMemphis
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