# John Windle

John Mark Windle (born May 21, 1962) is an American politician who is a former member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 41 from 1991 to 2023. In 2022, Windle filed to run as an independent after serving as a Democratic representative for nearly three decades, but lost re-election to Republican Ed Butler.

## Education

Windle earned his BS in finance from the University of Tennessee and his JD from the University of Tennessee College of Law.

## Elections

* 1990s Windle was initially elected in the November 6, 1990 General election and re-elected in the November 3, 1992 and November 8, 1994 elections.
* 1996 Windle was unopposed for both the 1996 Democratic Primary and the November 5, 1996 General election.
* 1998 Windle was unopposed for both the August 6, 1998 Democratic Primary, winning with 14,062 votes, and the November 3, 1998 General election, winning with 6,111 votes.
* 2000 Windle was unopposed for both the August 3, 2000 Democratic Primary, winning with 5,051 votes, and the November 7, 2000 General election, winning with 14,650 votes.
* 2002 Windle was unopposed for both the August 1, 2002 Democratic Primary, winning with 9,346 votes, and the November 5, 2002 General election, winning with 13,217 votes.
* 2004 Windle was unopposed for both the August 5, 2004 Democratic Primary, winning with 5,468 votes, and the November 2, 2004 General election, winning with 17,615 votes.
* 2006 Windle was unopposed for both the August 3, 2006 Democratic Primary, winning with 8,177 votes, and the November 7, 2006 General election, winning with 14,062 votes.
* 2008 Windle was challenged in the August 7, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 4,643 votes (92.3%), and was unopposed for the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 17,025 votes.
* 2010 Windle was unopposed for the August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 5,875 votes, and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 8,701 votes (64.1%) against Republican nominee Patrick McCurdy.
* 2012 Windle was unopposed for the August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,147 votes, and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 12,785 votes (61.7%) against Republican nominee Bobby Stewart.
* 2014 Windle was unopposed for both the August 7, 2014 Democratic Primary, winning with 5,283 votes, and the November 4, 2014 General election, winning with 9,237 votes.
* 2016 Windle won re-election.
Tennessee House of Representatives District 41 General Election, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Windle (incumbent) | 12,238 | 54.98% |
| | Republican | Ed Butler | 10,021 | 45.02% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,259 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
* 2018 Windle won re-election.
* 2020 Windle won re-election.

### 2022

Windle switched from a Democrat to an Independent and narrowly lost the general election.
Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ed Butler | 4,119 | 53.44% |
| | Republican | Michael Swisher | 2,417 | 31.36% |
| | Republican | Bradley Hayes | 1,172 | 15.20% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,708 | 100.00% |
Tennessee House of Representatives District 41 General Election, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ed Butler | 9,079 | 52.59% |
| | Independent | John Windle (incumbent) | 8,184 | 47.41% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,263 | 100.00% |
| | Republican gain from Independent | Republican gain from Independent | Republican gain from Independent | Republican gain from Independent |