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.
| Election Name: | 2006 Tennessee House of Representatives election |
| Country: | Tennessee |
| Type: | legislative |
| Previous Election: | 2004 Tennessee House of Representatives election |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | 2008 Tennessee House of Representatives election |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
| Seats For Election: | 99 Seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives |
| Majority Seats: | 50 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 2006 |
| Image1: | Jimmy Naifeh.png |
| Leaders Seat1: | 81st: Covington |
| Last Election1: | 53 |
| Seats1: | 53 |
| Leader2: | Bill Dunn |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat2: | 16th: Knoxville |
| Last Election2: | 46 |
| Seats2: | 46 |
| Speaker of the House | |
| Before Election: | Jimmy Naifeh |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Jimmy Naifeh |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Leader1: | Jimmy Naifeh |
| Image2 Size: | 110px |
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, 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.[1] [2]
| Candidates | Votes | Seats | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | +/– | |||||||||
| Democratic | 53 | |||||||||
| Republican | 46 | |||||||||
| Independent | 0 | |||||||||
| Write-in | 0 | |||||||||
| Total | 100.00 | 99 | ||||||||
| Source: https://sos.tn.gov/elections/results#2006 | ||||||||||