The 2022 Tennessee House of Representatives election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect 99 seats for the Tennessee House of Representatives. The elections coincided with the governor, U.S. House, and State Senate elections.
In District 41, longtime Democratic incumbent John Windle filed to run as an independent after representing the district for nearly three decades; he was known for his support of Second Amendment rights, and reporting noted that Democratic Party leaders had considered removing him from the Democratic primary ballot because his positions were out of step with party leadership, prompting his decision to run as an independent. Windle was defeated by Republican Ed Butler in the general election.
Republicans gained two seats, thereby further expanding their supermajority in the state house.
Partisan background
In the 2020 presidential election in Tennessee, Republican Donald Trump won 74 State House districts, while Democrat Joe Biden won 25 districts.
Leading up to the 2022 State House elections, a Democrat, who registered as an Independent, represented a district that Trump won in 2020: District 41 in rural Tennessee (Trump +63.3%). Conversely, Republicans held one district that Biden carried in 2020: District 97 in Memphis (Biden +5.1%).
Retirements
Republicans
Democrats
Incumbents defeated
In the primary election
Republicans
In the general election
Independents
- District 41: John Windle lost re-election to Ed Butler.
Predictions
Results summary
Closest races
Four races were decided by a margin of 10% or less:
Overview
Results
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District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
District 37
District 38
District 39
District 40
District 41
District 42
District 43
District 44
District 45
District 46
District 47
District 48
District 49
District 50
District 51
District 52
District 53
District 54
District 55
District 56
District 57
District 58
District 59
District 60
District 61
District 62
District 63
District 64
District 65
District 66
District 67
District 68
District 69
District 70
District 71
District 72
District 73
District 74
District 75
District 76
District 77
District 78
District 79
District 80
District 81
District 82
District 83
District 84
District 85
District 86
District 87
District 88
District 89
District 90
District 91
District 92
District 93
District 94
District 95
District 96
District 97
District 98
District 99
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