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2012 Tennessee House of Representatives election

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2012 Tennessee House of Representatives election

← 2010 November 6, 2012 2014 ⊟

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[1]
Leader's seat 56th: Nashville 82nd: Ripley 4th: Elizabethton
Last election 64 seats 34 seats 1 seat
Seats won 71 27 1
Seat change Increase 7 Decrease 7 Steady

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.[2][3]

Results summary

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Summary of the November 6, 2012 Tennessee House election results
Party Candidates Votes Seats
No. % No. /–
Republican 71 7 Increase
Democratic 27 7 Decrease
Independent 1 1 Steady
Write-in 0 Steady
Total 100.00 99 Steady
Source: [1]
Popular vote
Republican
%
Democratic
%
Independent
%
Write-ins
%
House seats
Republican
71.72%
Democratic
27.27%
Independent
1.01%

Close races

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ On February 10, 2009, the executive committee of the Tennessee Republican Party voted to strip Speaker of the House Kent Williams of his party affiliation after he colluded with Democrats to be elected speaker. Williams chose "Carter County Republican" as his new party designation.
  2. ^ "Republicans Gain Supermajority In Tennessee House & Senate". WREG.com. 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  3. ^ "Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2012". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-02-14.