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2014 Tennessee House of Representatives election

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2014 Tennessee House of Representatives election

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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
(retired)
Party Republican Democratic Carter County Republican[1]
Leader's seat 56th: Nashville 82nd: Ripley 4th: Elizabethton
Last election 71 seats 27 seats 1 seat
Seats won 73 26 0
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 1 Decrease 1

Results:
     Democratic gain      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold

Speaker of the House before election

Beth Harwell
Republican

Elected Speaker of the House

Beth Harwell
Republican

The 2014 Tennessee House of Representatives election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect 99 seats for the Tennessee House of Representatives. The elections coincided with the Governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and State Senate elections.

Republicans maintained their supermajority in the state house, gaining 2 seats.[2]

Results summary[edit]

Summary of the November 4, 2014 Tennessee House election results
Party Candidates Votes Seats
No. % No. +/–
Republican 73 Increase 2
Democratic 26 Decrease 1
Independent 0 Decrease 1
Write-in 0 Steady
Total 100.00 99 Steady
Source: [1]
Popular vote
Republican
%
Democratic
%
Independent
%
Write-ins
%
House seats
Republican
73.74%
Democratic
26.26%

Close races[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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. ^ "Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2014". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-02-14.