2010 Tennessee House of Representatives election explained

2010 Tennessee House of Representatives election should not be confused with 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee.

Election Name:	2010 Tennessee House of Representatives election
Country:	Tennessee
Type:	legislative
Previous Election:	2008 Tennessee House of Representatives election
Previous Year:	2008
Next Election:	2012 Tennessee House of Representatives election
Next Year:	2012
Seats For Election:	99 Seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives
Majority Seats:	50
Election Date:	November 2, 2010
Image1:	3x4.svg
Leader1:	Jason Mumpower (retired)
Party1:	Republican
Leaders Seat1:	3rd Bristol
Last Election1:	50 seats
Seats1:	64
Seat Change1:	14
Popular Vote1:	899,014
Percentage1:	63.64%
Leader2:	Gary Odom (stepped down)
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Leaders Seat2:	55th: Nashville
Last Election2:	49 seats
Seats2:	34
Seat Change2:	14
Popular Vote2:	491,314
Percentage2:	34.78%
Map Size:	400px
Speaker of the House
Before Election:	Kent Williams
Before Party:	Carter County Republican
After Election:	Beth Harwell
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)
Leader3:	Kent Williams (retired as Speaker)
Leaders Seat3:	4th: Elizabethton
Colour3:	F08E4D
Party3:	Carter County Republican^[1]
Image3:	File:Kent Williams (13785682755) (cropped).jpg
Last Election3:	0 seats
Seats3:	1
Seats Before3:	1
Seats Before2:	48
Seats Before1:	50
Popular Vote3:	22,235
Percentage3:	1.57%

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]

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

Results summary

Party! colspan="2"
	%		+/–
Votes	Seats
	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: https://sos.tn.gov/elections/results#2010

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.
Web site: Tennessee - Election Results 2010 - The New York Times . 2024-04-17 . archive.nytimes.com.
Web site: 2010 Tennessee State House election results .
Web site: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2010 . 2024-02-14 . Ballotpedia . en.