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.

2010 Tennessee House of Representatives election

November 2, 2010
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 Leader's seat 3rd District 55th District 4th District Last election 50 seats 49 seats 0 seats Seats before 50 48 1 Seats won 64 34 1 Seat change 14 14
Results:      Republican gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold      Independent Republican hold
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.

Results summary

Summary of the November 2, 2010 Tennessee House election results

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–
	Republican				64	14
	Democratic				34	15
	Independent				1	1
	Write-in				0
Total				100.00	99
Source: [1]

Popular vote Republican   % Democratic   % Independent   % Write-ins   %

House seats Republican   64.65% Democratic   34.34% Independent   1.01%

Results

See also

• 2010 Tennessee elections
• 2010 Tennessee Senate election