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2010 Tennessee House of Representatives election

For related races, see 2010 United States state legislative elections.
Not to be confused with 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee.

The 2010 Tennessee House of Representatives election was held on November 2, 2010, 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 5, 2010.[2]

2010 Tennessee House of Representatives election
← 2008 November 2, 2010 2012 →
99 Seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives
50 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Jason Mumpower
(retired) 		Gary Odom
(stepped down) 		Kent Williams
(retired as Speaker)
Party Republican Democratic Carter County Republican[1]
Leader's seat 3rd: Bristol 55th: Nashville 4th: Elizabethton
Last election 50 seats 49 seats 0 seats
Seats before 50 48 1
Seats won 64 34 1
Seat change Increase 14 Decrease 14 Steady
Popular vote 899,014 491,314 22,235
Percentage 63.64% 34.78% 1.57%
Results:
     Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
     Independent Republican hold
Vote Share:
     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
     50–60%
Speaker of the House before election

Kent Williams
Carter County Republican

Elected Speaker of the House

Beth Harwell
Republican

Republicans gained 14 seats, expanding their House majority.[3][4]

Results summary

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Summary of the November 2, 2010 Tennessee House election results
Party Votes Seats
No. % No. +/–
Republican 899,014 63.64% 64   14
Democratic 492,314 34.78% 34   15
Independent 22,235 1.57% 1   1
Total 100.00% 99  
Source: [1]
Popular vote
Republican
 
 63.64%
Democratic
 
 34.78%
Independent
 
 1.57%
Write-ins
 
 0.006%
House seats
Republican
 
 64.65%
Democratic
 
 34.34%
Independent
 
 1.01%

Close races

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Results

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Retirements

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Republicans

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Democrats

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Incumbents defeated

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Independents

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Detailed results by State House district

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District 1

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Republican primary

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Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jon Lundberg (incumbent) 5,094 100%
Total votes 5,094 100%

General election

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Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jon Lundberg (incumbent) 10,115 100%
Total votes 10,115 100%

District 2

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Republican primary

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Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tony Shipley (incumbent) 5,528 100%
Total votes 5,528 100%

Democratic primary

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General election

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District 3

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Republican primary

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General election

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District 4

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Republican primary

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General election

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District 5

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District 99

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ On February 10, 2009, the executive committee of the Tennessee Republican Party voted to strip Speaker of the House Kent Williams of his party affiliation after he colluded with Democrats to be elected speaker. Williams chose "Carter County Republican" as his new party designation.
  2. ^ "Tennessee - Election Results 2010 - The New York Times". archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  3. ^ "2010 Tennessee State House election results" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2010". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
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