2020 Tennessee House of Representatives election

2020 Tennessee House of Representatives election

November 3, 2020

99 Seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives
50 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Cameron Sexton Karen Camper John DeBerry
(lost re-election)
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Leader's seat 25th: Crossville 87th: Memphis 90th: Memphis
Last election 73 seats 26 seats 0 seats
Seats before 73 25 1
Seats won 73 26 0
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 1,740,193 800,069 46,611
Percentage 67.24% 30.92% 1.80%
Swing 7.54% 8.33% 0.75%


     Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Democratic hold

     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90%

Speaker of the House before election

Cameron Sexton
Republican

Elected Speaker of the House

Cameron Sexton
Republican

The 2020 Tennessee House of Representatives election was held on November 3, 2020, 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.

The Democratic Party regained control of the 90th district. Incumbent Rep. John DeBerry, who had represented the district as a Democrat for many years, was removed from the Tennessee Democratic Party’s primary ballot by the party’s State Executive Committee after voting against key Democratic positions, including on abortion and other issues; his anti-abortion stance was cited as a significant factor in that decision. DeBerry subsequently ran for re-election as an independent. After losing his bid for another term, Governor Bill Lee appointed DeBerry to serve as a senior advisor in his administration.

The Republican Party maintained their supermajority in the state house, retaining all 73 seats.