2016 Tennessee House of Representatives election

The 2016 Tennessee House of Representatives election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect 99 seats for the Tennessee House of Representatives. The elections coincided with the Presidential, U.S. House, and State Senate elections.

2016 Tennessee House of Representatives election

November 8, 2016

99 Seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives
50 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Beth Harwell Craig Fitzhugh
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 56th District 82nd District
Last election 73 seats 26 seats
Seats won 74 25
Seat change 1 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

Republican Paul Sherrell flipped the rural 43rd district, and Republican Michael Curcio flipped the rural 69th district, while Democrat Dwayne Thompson flipped Memphis's suburban 96th district. The Republican Party maintained their supermajority in the state house.

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