2014 Tennessee House of Representatives election explained

2014 Tennessee House of Representatives election should not be confused with 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee.

Election Name:2014 Tennessee House of Representatives election
Country:Tennessee
Type:legislative
Previous Election:2012 Tennessee House of Representatives election
Previous Year:2012
Next Election:2016 Tennessee House of Representatives election
Next Year:2016
Seats For Election:99 Seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives
Majority Seats:50
Election Date:November 4, 2014
Image1:File:Beth Harwell 2018.jpg
Leader1:Beth Harwell
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Leaders Seat1:56th: Nashville
Last Election1:71 seats
Seats1:73
Seat Change1: 2
Leader2:Craig Fitzhugh
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Leaders Seat2:82nd: Ripley
Last Election2:27 seats
Seats2:26
Seat Change2: 1
Map Size:400px
Speaker of the House
Before Election:Beth Harwell
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Beth Harwell
After Party:Republican Party (United States)
Image3:File:Kent Williams (13785682755) (cropped).jpg
Colour3:F08E4D
Leader3:Kent Williams
(retired)
Party3:Carter County Republican[1]
Last Election3:1 seat
Seats3:0
Seat Change3: 1
Leaders Seat3:4th: Elizabethton

The 2014 Tennessee House of Representatives election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect 99 seats for the Tennessee House of Representatives. The elections coincided with the Governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and State Senate elections.

Republicans maintained their supermajority in the state house, gaining 2 seats.[2]

Results summary

Party! rowspan="2"
CandidatesVotesSeats
%+/–
Republican73 2
Democratic26 1
Independent0 1
Write-in0
Total100.0099
Source: https://sos.tn.gov/elections/results#2014

Close races

See also

Notes and References

  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. Web site: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2014 . 2024-02-14 . Ballotpedia . en.