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2012 Tennessee House Of Representatives Election
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 2012 United States presidential election in Tennessee, Presidential, 2012 United States Senate election in Tennessee, U.S. Senate, 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, U.S. House, and 2012 Tennessee Senate election, State Senate elections. Republican Party (United States), Republicans gained 7 seats, getting a Supermajority#Common supermajorities, supermajority in the House chamber. Results summary Close races See also * 2012 Tennessee elections * 2012 Tennessee Senate election References {{2012 United States elections 2012 state legislature elections in the United States, Tennessee 2012 Tennessee elections, House Tennessee House of Representatives election elections ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennessee House Of Representatives
The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee. Constitutional requirements According to the state constitution of 1870, this body is to consist of 99 members elected for two-year terms. In every even-numbered year, elections for state representative are conducted simultaneously with the elections for U.S. Representative and other offices; the primary election being held on the first Thursday in August. Seats which become vacant through death or resignation are filled by the county commission (or metropolitan county council) of the home county of the member vacating the seat; if more than a year remains in the term a special election is held for the balance of the term. Districts Members are elected from single-member districts. The districts are traditionally numbered consecutively from east to west and north to south across the state; however, in recent redistricting this conv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
