2012 Tennessee House of Representatives election

For related races, see 2012 United States state legislative elections.

Not to be confused with 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee.

2012 Tennessee House of Representatives election

November 6, 2012
99 Seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives 50 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Beth Harwell Craig Fitzhugh Kent Williams Party Republican Democratic Carter County Republican Leader's seat 56th: Nashville 82nd: Ripley 4th: Elizabethton Last election 64 seats 34 seats 1 seat Seats won 71 27 1 Seat change 7 7
Results:      Democratic gain      Republican gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold      Independent Republican hold
Speaker of the House before election Beth Harwell Republican Elected Speaker of the House Beth Harwell Republican

The 2012 Tennessee House of Representatives election was held on November 6, 2012, 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.

Republicans gained 7 seats, getting a supermajority in the House chamber.

Results summary

Summary of the November 6, 2012 Tennessee House election results

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	/–
	Republican				71	7
	Democratic				27	7
	Independent				1	1
	Write-in				0
Total				100.00	99
Source: [1]

Popular vote Republican   % Democratic   % Independent   % Write-ins   %

House seats Republican   71.72% Democratic   27.27% Independent   1.01%

See also

• 2012 Tennessee elections
• 2012 Tennessee Senate election