Majority of Tenn. lawmakers know their fate before polls even close

Published November 8, 2022 | By Erik Schelzig

Lawmakers await Gov. Bill Lee’s arrival for his second State of the State address in Nashville on Feb. 3, 2020. (Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal)

Even before the polls close on Tuesday evening, more than half of state’s 99 House seats are already decided. That’s because the nominees in 54 House races don’t face any opposition, including 37 Republicans and 17 Democrats.

In the Senate, 17 of 33 seats are up for four-year terms. Of those, seven face no opposition.

Here’s the list of who will be elected as soon as the polls close (asterisks indicate non-incumbents):

Senate:

District 5: Speaker Randy McNally (R-Oak Ridge)
District 11: Bo Watson (R-Hixson)
District 15: Paul Bailey (R-Sparta)
District 17: Mark Pody (R-Lebanon)
District 23: Kerry Roberts (R-Springfield)
District 27: Jack Johnson (R-Franklin)
District 29: Raumesh Akbari (D-Memphis)

House:

District 1: John Crawford (R-Kingsport)
District 2: Bud Hulsey (R-Kingsport)
District 3: Scotty Campbell (R-Mountain City)
District 4: John Holsclaw (R-Johnson City)
District 5: David Hawk (R-Greeneville)
District 7: Rebecca Alexander (R-Jonesborough)
District 9: Gary Hicks (R-Rogersville)
District 10: Rick Eldridge (R-Morristown)
District 11: Jeremy Faison (R-Cosby)
District 16: Michele Carringer (R-Knoxville)
District 17: Andrew Farmer (R-Sevierville)
District 20: Bryan Richey (R-Maryville)*
District 21: Lowell Russell (R-Vonore)
District 22: Dan Howell (R-Cleveland)
District 23: Mark Cochran (R-Englewood)
District 24: Kevin Raper (R-Cleveland)*
District 28: Yusuf Hakeem (D-Chattanooga)
District 29: Greg Vital (R-Harrison)
District 30: Esther Helton (R-East Ridge)
District 35: William Slater (R-Gallatin)*
District 36: Dennis Powers (R-Jacksboro)
District 38: Kelly Keisling (R-Byrdstown)
District 42: Ryan Williams (R-Cookeville)
District 45: Johnny Garrett (R-Goodlettsville)
District 46: Clark Boyd (R-Lebanon)
District 50: Bo Mitchell (D-Nashville)
District 51: Bill Beck (D-Nashville)
District 52: Justin Jones (D-Nashville)*
District 54: Vincent Dixie (D-Nashville)
District 55: John Ray Clemmons (D-Nashville)
District 56: Bob Freeman (D-Nashville)
District 57: Susan Lynn (R-Mt. Juliet)
District 58: Harold Love Jr. (D-Nashville)
District 62: Pat Marsh (R-Shelbyville)
District 65: Sam Whitson (R-Franklin)
District 66: Sabi Kumar (R-Springfield)
District 70: Clay Doggett (R-Pulaski)
District 72: Kirk Haston (R-Lobelville)
District 74: Jay D Reedy (R-Erin)
District 75: Jeff Burkhart (R-Clarksville)*
District 77: Rusty Grills (R-Newbern)
District 80: Johnny Shaw (D-Bolivar)
District 82: Chris Hurt (R-Halls)
District 83: Mark White (R-Memphis)
District 84: Joe Towns (D-Memphis)
District 85: Jesse Chism (D-Memphis)
District 87: Karen D. Camper (D-Memphis)
District 88: Larry Miller (D-Memphis)
District 91: Torrey Harris (D-Memphis)
District 93: G.A. Hardaway (D-Memphis)
District 94: Ron Gant (R-Piperton)
District 96: Dwayne Thompson (D-Memphis)
District 98: Antonio Parkinson (D-Memphis)
District 99: Tom Leatherwood (R-Arlington)

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