2006 Tennessee House of Representatives election

The 2006 Tennessee House of Representatives election was held on November 7, 2006, to elect 99 seats for the Tennessee House of Representatives. The elections coincided with the Governor, U.S. House, and State Senate elections. The primary elections were held on August 3, 2006.

2006 Tennessee House of Representatives election

November 7, 2006
99 Seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives 50 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Jimmy Naifeh Bill Dunn Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat 81st: Covington 16th: Knoxville Last election 53 46 Seats won 53 46 Seat change
Results:      Democratic hold      Republican hold Results by vote share:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Speaker of the House before election Jimmy Naifeh Democratic Elected Speaker of the House Jimmy Naifeh Democratic

Neither party gained seats in this election, keeping the number of seats in the House the same as in the last election, and resulting in the Democrats retaining their majority.

As of 2024, this election was the last election where the Tennessee Democratic Party held their majority in the House, along with being Jimmy Naifeh's final two years as Speaker. Since 2008, Republicans have held a majority that would later turn into a supermajority government prior to the 2012 election.

Results summary

Summary of the November 7, 2006 Tennessee House election results

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–
	Democratic				53
	Republican				46
	Independent				0
	Write-in				0
Total				100.00	99
Source: [1]

Popular vote Republican   % Democratic   % Independent   % Write-ins   %

House seats Democratic   53.54% Republican   46.46%

See also

• 2006 Tennessee elections
• 2006 Tennessee Senate election