Winners and losers in Tennessee legislative races
Rep. Matthew Hill (R-Jonesborough) speaks to reporters in the House chamber in Nashville on April 17, 2019. (Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal)
Republican Reps. Matthew Hill, Micah Van Huss, and Rick Tillis were ousted in Thursday’s primaries, as was Democratic Rep. Rick Staples.
Here is an update to our comprehensive guide to contested primaries for the state Tennessee General Assembly.
(Winners are in red. Incumbents are listed in italics. Open seats are in bold.)
| District | Party | Name | City |
| Senate 6 | D | Sam Brown | Knoxville |
| D | Jane George | Knoxville | |
| Senate 20 | D | Kimi Abernathy | Nashville |
| D | Heidi Campbell | Nashville | |
| Senate 22 | R | Doug Englen | Clarksville |
| R | Bill Powers | Clarksville | |
| Senate 24 | R | Casey L Hood | Obion |
| R | John D. Stevens | Huntingdon | |
| Senate 26 | R | Jai Templeton | Stantonville |
| R | Page Walley | Bolivar | |
| Senate 30 | D | Marion Latroy A-Williams Jr. | Memphis |
| D | Sara P. Kyle | Memphis | |
| Senate 32 | R | Paul W. Rose | Covington |
| R | Scott Throckmorton | Collierville | |
| House 3 | R | Scotty Campbell | Mountain City |
| R | Neal Kerney | Mountain City | |
| House 4 | R | Robert (Bob) Acuff | Elizabethton |
| R | John B. Holsclaw Jr | Johnson City | |
| R | Tim Lingerfelt | Erwin | |
| House 6 | R | Tim Hicks | Gray |
| R | Micah Van Huss | Gray | |
| House 7 | R | Rebecca Keefauver Alexander | Jonesborough |
| R | Matthew Hill | Jonesborough | |
| House 15 | D | Sam McKenzie | Knoxville |
| D | Matthew Park | Knoxville | |
| D | Rick Staples | Knoxville | |
| House 16 | R | Patti Lou Bounds | Knoxville |
| R | Michele Carringer | Knoxville | |
| House 18 | R | Eddie Mannis | Knoxville |
| R | Gina Oster | Knoxville | |
| House 20 | R | Bob Ramsey | Maryville |
| R | Bryan Richey | Maryville | |
| House 32 | R | Kent Calfee | Kingston |
| R | Mike Hooks | Kingston | |
| House 42 | R | Dennis C Bynum | Cookeville |
| R | Ryan Williams | Cookeville | |
| House 43 | R | Jerry Lowery | Sparta |
| R | Bobby Robinson | Sparta | |
| R | Paul Sherrell | Sparta | |
| House 47 | R | Rush Bricken | Tullahoma |
| R | Ronnie E. Holden | Tullahoma | |
| House 52 | D | Mike Stewart | Nashville |
| D | James C. Turner II | Antioch | |
| House 54 | D | Terry Clayton | Nashville |
| D | Vincent Dixie | Nashville | |
| House 60 | D | Darren Jernigan | Old Hickory |
| D | Grant Thomas Medeiros | Nashville | |
| House 71 | R | David “Coach” Byrd | Waynesboro |
| R | Austin Carroll | Hohenwald | |
| R | Garry Welch | Savannah | |
| House 72 | R | Kirk Haston | Lobelville |
| R | Gordon Wildridge | Lexington | |
| House 76 | R | Tandy Darby | Greenfield |
| R | Dennis J. Doster | Dresden | |
| R | David Hawks | Martin | |
| R | John McMahan | Union City | |
| R | Keith Priestley | McKenzie | |
| House 78 | R | James Ebb Gupton Jr. | Ashland City |
| R | Mary Littleton | Dickson | |
| House 79 | R | Curtis Halford | Dyer |
| R | Christine Warrington | Humboldt | |
| House 84 | D | Dominique Primer | Memphis |
| D | Joe Towns Jr. | Memphis | |
| House 85 | D | Jesse Chism | Memphis |
| D | Alvin Crook | Memphis | |
| House 86 | D | Barbara Cooper | Memphis |
| D | Austin A. Crowder | Memphis | |
| D | Dominique Frost | Memphis | |
| D | JoAnn Wooten-Lewis | Cordova | |
| House 88 | D | Larry J. Miller | Memphis |
| D | Orrden W. Williams Jr. | Memphis | |
| House 90* | D | Torrey C. Harris | Memphis |
| D | Anya Parker | Memphis | |
| D | Catrina Smith | Memphis | |
| House 92 | R | Vincent A. Cuevas | Lewisburg |
| R | Rick Tillis | Lewisburg | |
| R | Todd Warner | Cornersburg | |
| House 97 | R | John Gillespie | Memphis |
| R | Brandon S. Weise | Memphis | |
| D | Allan Creasy | Memphis | |
| D | Ruby Powell-Dennis | Cordova | |
| D | Gabby Salinas | Memphis | |
| D | Clifford Stockton III | Cordova | |
| House 98 | D | Antonio Parkinson | Memphis |
| D | Charles A. Thompson | Memphis | |
| House 99 | R | Tom Leatherwood | Arlington |
| R | Lee Mills | Arlington |
(*Longtime Rep. John DeBerry has said he plans to run as an independent in House 90 after being ousted from the primary ballot by the state Democratic Party)
11 Responses to Winners and losers in Tennessee legislative races
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Actually other than Hagerty’s decisive win over Sethi, last night was a particularly sad night for conservatives in the Republican primary. Anytime stalwart conservative leaders like Mathew Hill (ACU-89%), Timothy Hill (88%), Micah Van Huss (90%), and Andy Holt (88%) leave the legislature all at once good government suffers a blow. Other races didn’t go well either. Instead of replacing Martin Daniel (89%) with staunch conservative Gina Oster in the 18th the nomination went to Never Trumper Eddie Mannis who has a nasty habit of contributing to liberals. Instead of replacing the great Andy Holt with a Holt reasonable facsimile in the 76th a teachers union endorsed businessman won instead. All in all, not a good night for the good guys.
Taking wagers on how fast one or more of these four wind up back on the state payroll in nice six figure salaried jobs….
Stewart, it appears that the AC high rankings are not always a sure winner. More and more people seem to be waking up to the dirty tricks that the GOP supporters blindly follow and allow to continue. Trumps’ numbers are dropping like lead and he is dragging all his supporters with him. Wake up.
Cheerleaders for good guys are celebrating, Stuart. Your provincial definition of ‘good guys’ is outdated.
Yes!! I think a good night for the working people!
Bye Matthew! Bye Tim! Bye Micah! Bye Andy!
Bye losers!
Dear, dear, dear. Just when I was beginning to believe that you leftists were almost bursting with compassion for those down on their luck I see this outpouring of what seems awfully like venomous gloating in regard to those who have just seen their political careers come to an end. Really Benton, this is very confusing, I don’t know what to think.
Stewart, there was no “venomous gloating”, the Majority of the voters simply have become fed up with our local governments and desire a change. The GOP has shown it’s ugly face time and again and the taxpayers are tired of the graft and corruption throughout the party. The US needs to get back on track and join the rest of the world once again. First we tackle the virus and then we start fixing all the other things that the Trump administration destroyed.
Oh, Stuart. I am very conservative and a republican, but when corrupt politicians go down I’m here for that. Holt was a looney toon. Both Hills are nuts and very corrupt. Micah Van Huss is a psychopath and a poor representative.
Not sad at all to see these bad people go. The legislature will be better for it.
Benton, I had no idea you were such a highly qualified diagnostician of mental illnesses especially when such illnesses are allegedly suffered by individuals who you never examined or don’t even know. When you have a moment please let us know where you received your PhD in psychology or your MD and psychiatric residences and what personal contact you have had with the individuals of whom you speak.
As for corruption, there are laws against that sort of thing so if you know of any acts of corruption as a good citizen you should report them to the proper authorities immediately. I personally avoid accusing people of crimes until they are convicted in a court of law. As far as I know the individuals you accused of crimes have not even been charged with corruption much less indicted or convicted.
You may be a Republican and relatively conservative Benton, but perhaps not a “>Heritage/ACU 88%” conservative. When it comes down to it perhaps your charges of mental illness/felonious behavior are nothing more than political or stylistic differences.
Today, there are glaring, almost daily examples of corruption in the White House and the various federal agencies run by trumps friends and staunch GOP supporters. The federal agencies ARE the “proper authorities” that should be taking charge here but they are all in trumps’ pocket. Look no further than the Justice department with the crooked and unethical Barr in charge. This is precisely why more and more people are complaining- because the normal operations of our government are gone. Our government offices are down to being staffed by a few trump appointees and some that require congressional approval that did not even pass that small requirement. In fact, one recent appointee to head an office was flat out REJECTED for the office by congress and trump appointed him anyway. Of course, all these trump appointees running these federal offices are all rated very highly by your sacred ACU. Yes, we do have laws but someone must enforce them and our “Law and Order” president and his cronies are absent once again.