2012 Tennessee House of Representatives election


2012 Tennessee House of Representatives election
November 6, 2012
99 Seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives
50 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Beth Harwell Craig Fitzhugh Kent Williams
Party Republican Democratic Carter County Republican
Leader's seat 56th: Nashville 82nd: Ripley 4th: Elizabethton
Last election 64 seats 34 seats 1 seat
Seats won 71 27 1
Seat change 7 7
Results:
     Democratic gain      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
     Independent Republican hold
Speaker of the House before election

Beth Harwell
Republican

 Elected Speaker of the House

Beth Harwell
Republican

The 2012 Tennessee House of Representatives election was held on November 6, 2012, to elect 99 seats for the Tennessee House of Representatives. The elections coincided with the Presidential, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and State Senate elections.

Republicans gained 7 seats, getting a supermajority in the House chamber.

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