# 2016 Tennessee House of Representatives election

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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.
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 also maintained their supermajority in the state house.

## Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| Governing | Safe R | May 18, 2016 |

## Results summary

Summary of the November 8, 2016 Tennessee House election results :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Candidates | No. | % | No. | +/– |
| | Republican | | | | 74 | 1 |
| | Democratic | | | | 25 | 1 |
| | Independent | | | | 0 | |
| | Write-in | Write-in | | | 0 | |
| Total | Total | Total | | 100.00 | 99 | |
| Source: |||||||||
Popular vote
Republican
Democratic
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House seats
Republican
74.75%
Democratic
25.25% :

## Overview

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | Results | Candidates |
| District | Representative | Party | Electoral history | Results | Candidates |
| District 1 | | Republican | | | Y John Crawford (Republican) |
| District 2 | Bud Hulsey | Republican | 2014 | | |
| District 3 | Timothy Hill | Republican | 2012 | | |
| District 4 | John Holsclaw Jr. | Republican | 2014 | | |
| District 5 | David Hawk | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent won re-election. | Y David Hawk (Republican) |
| District 6 | James Van Huss | Republican | 2012 | | |
| District 7 | Matthew Hill | Republican | 2004 | | |
| District 8 | Jerome Moon | Republican | 2017 | | |
| District 9 | | Republican | | | |
| District 10 | | Republican | | | |
| District 11 | Jeremy Faison | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent won re-election. | Y Jeremy Faison (Republican) |
| District 12 | Dale Carr | Republican | 2012 | | |
| District 13 | | | | | |
| District 14 | Jason Zachary | Republican | 2015 | | |
| District 15 | Rick Staples | Democratic | 2016 | | |
| District 16 | Bill Dunn | Republican | 1994 | | |
| District 17 | Andrew Farmer | Republican | 2012 | | |
| District 18 | Martin Daniel | Republican | 2014 | | |
| District 19 | | Republican | | | |
| District 20 | Robert Ramsey | Republican | 2008 | | |
| District 21 | | Republican | | | |
| District 22 | Dan Howell | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent won re-election. | Y Dan Howell (Republican) |
| District 23 | | Republican | | | |
| District 24 | | Republican | | | |
| District 25 | Cameron Sexton | Republican | 2010 | | |
| District 26 | | Republican | | | |
| District 27 | Patsy Hazlewood | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent won re-election. | Y Patsy Hazlewood (Republican) |
| District 28 | | Democratic | | | |
| District 29 | Mike Carter | Republican | 2012 | Incumbent won re-election. | Y Mike Carter (Republican) |
| District 30 | | Republican | | | |
| District 31 | Ron Travis | Republican | 2012 | | |
| District 32 | Kent Calfee | Republican | 2012 | Incumbent won re-election. | Y Kent Calfee (Republican) |
| District 33 | John Ragan | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent won re-election. | Y John Ragan (Republican) |
| District 34 | | Republican | | | |
| District 35 | Jerry Sexton | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent won re-election. | Y Jerry Sexton (Republican) |
| District 36 | Dennis Powers | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent won re-election. | |
| District 37 | | Republican | | | |
| District 38 | Kelly Keisling | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent won re-election. | |
| District 39 | | Republican | | | |
| District 40 | | Republican | | | |
| District 41 | John Windle | Democratic | 1994 | Incumbent won re-election. | Y John Windle (Democratic) |
| District 42 | Ryan Williams | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent won re-election. | Y Ryan Williams (Republican) |
| District 43 | | Democratic | | | |
| District 44 | William Lamberth | Republican | 2012 | Incumbent won re-election. | Y William Lamberth (Republican) |
| District 45 | | Republican | | | |
| District 46 | | Republican | | | |
| District 47 | | Republican | | | |
| District 48 | Bryan Terry | Republican | 2014 | | |
| District 49 | Mike Sparks | Republican | 2010 | | |
| District 50 | Bo Mitchell | Democratic | 2012 | Incumbent won re-election. | Y Bo Mitchell (Democratic) |
| District 51 | Bill Beck | Democratic | 2014 | Incumbent won re-election. | Y Bill Beck (Democratic) |
| District 52 | Mike Stewart | Democratic | 2008 | Incumbent won re-election. | |
| District 53 | Jason Powell | Democratic | 2012 | Incumbent won re-election. | Y Jason Powell (Democratic) |
| District 54 | | Democratic | | | |
| District 55 | John Ray Clemmons | Democratic | 2014 | Incumbent won re-election. | Y John Ray Clemmons (Democratic) |
| District 56 | | | | | |
| District 57 | Susan Lynn | Republican | 2013 | Incumbent won re-election. | |
| District 58 | Harold Love | Democratic | 2012 | Incumbent won re-election. | Y Harold Love (Democratic) |
| District 59 | | Democratic | | Incumbent won re-election. | |
| District 60 | | Democratic | | Incumbent won re-election. | Y Darren Jernigan (Democratic) |
| District 61 | | Republican | | Incumbent won re-election. | |
| District 62 | Pat Marsh | Republican | 2009 | Incumbent won re-election. | Y Pat Marsh (Republican) |
| District 63 | Glen Casada | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent won re-election. | |
| District 64 | | Republican | | Incumbent won re-election. | |
| District 65 | | Republican | | Incumbent won re-election. | |
| District 66 | Sabi Kumar | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent won re-election. | |
| District 67 | | Democratic | | Incumbent won re-election. | |
| District 68 | Curtis Johnson | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent won re-election. | Y Curtis Johnson (Republican) |
| District 69 | | Democratic | | | |
| District 70 | | Republican | | Incumbent won re-election. | |
| District 71 | David Byrd | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent won re-election. | Y David Byrd (Republican) |
| District 72 | | Republican | | Incumbent won re-election. | |
| District 73 | | Republican | | Incumbent won re-election. | |
| District 74 | Jay Reedy | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent won re-election. | Y Jay Reedy (Republican) |
| District 75 | | Republican | | Incumbent won re-election. | |
| District 76 | | Republican | | | |
| District 77 | | Republican | | Incumbent won re-election. | |
| District 78 | Mary Littleton | Republican | 2012 | Incumbent won re-election. | |
| District 79 | Curtis Halford | Republican | 2008 | Incumbent won re-election. | Y Curtis Halford (Republican) |
| District 80 | Johnny Shaw | Democratic | 2000 | Incumbent won re-election. | Y Johnny Shaw (Democratic) |
| District 81 | Debra Moody | Republican | 2012 | Incumbent won re-election. | Y Debra Moody (Republican) |
| District 82 | | Democratic | | | |
| District 83 | Mark White | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent won re-election. | |
| District 84 | Joe Towns Jr. | Democratic | 1994 | Incumbent won re-election. | Y Jo Towns Jr. (Democratic) |
| District 85 | | Democratic | | Incumbent won re-election. | |
| District 86 | Barbara Cooper | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent won re-election. | Y Barbara Cooper (Democratic) |
| District 87 | Karen Camper | Democratic | 2008 | Incumbent won re-election. | Y Karen Camper (Democratic) |
| District 88 | Larry Miller | Democratic | 1994 | Incumbent won re-election. | Y Larry Miller (Democratic) |
| District 89 | | Republican | | Incumbent won re-election. | |
| District 90 | | Democratic | | | |
| District 91 | | | | | |
| District 92 | | Republican | | | |
| District 93 | G.A. Hardaway | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent won re-election. | Y G.A. Hardaway (Democratic) |
| District 94 | | Republican | | Incumbent won re-election. | |
| District 95 | Kevin Vaughan | Republican | 2017 | Incumbent won re-election. | |
| District 96 | | Republican | | | |
| District 97 | Jim Coley | Republican | 2006 | | |
| District 98 | Antonio Parkinson | Democratic | 2011 | Incumbent won re-election. | Y Antonio Parkinson (Democratic) |
| District 99 | | Republican | | | |