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2006 Tennessee House Of Representatives Election
The 2006 Tennessee House of Representatives election was held on November 7, 2006, to elect 99 seats for the Tennessee House of Representatives. The elections coincided with the 2006 Tennessee gubernatorial election, Governor, 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, U.S. House, and 2006 Tennessee Senate election, State Senate elections. The Partisan primary, primary elections were held on August 3, 2006. Neither party gained seats in this election, keeping the number of seats in the House the same as in the last election, and resulting in the Tennessee Democratic Party, Democrats retaining their majority. As of , this election was the last election where the Tennessee Democratic Party held their majority in the House, along with being Jimmy Naifeh's final two years as Speaker. Since 2008, Tennessee Republican Party, Republicans have held a majority that would later turn into a supermajority government prior to the 2012 election. Predictions Result ... [...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, such as through death, resignation, or expulsion, are filled either: by the county commission (or metropolitan county council) of the home county of the member vacating the seat if less than a year remains in the seat's term; 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 we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
