2018 Tennessee House of Representatives election

2018 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
 
Leader Beth Harwell
(retired)
Craig Fitzhugh
(retired)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 56th District 82nd District
Last election 74 seats 25 seats
Seats won 73 26
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1

Results:
     Democratic gain      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold

Speaker of the House before election

Beth Harwell
Republican

Elected Speaker of the House

Glen Casada
Republican

The 2018 Tennessee House of Representatives election was held on November 6, 2018, 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.

Democrat Gloria Johnson flipped Knoxville's Suburban 13th district, and Democrat Bob Freeman flipped suburban Nashville's 56th district, while Republican Chris Hurt defeated Democratic minority leader Craig Fitzhugh in west Tennessee's rural 82nd district. The Republican Party maintained their supermajority in the state house.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Tennessee Election Results". The New York Times. November 6, 2018. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "2018 Tennessee elections" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State.

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