2000Final results
2000 election for Tennessee House District 22
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
J. Chris Newton (R) won with 83.2% of the vote, defeating Samuel Ray Ledford (Lib) by 66.5 points.
J. Chris NewtonRepublican · winner · incumbent
83.2%13,978
Samuel Ray LedfordLibertarian
16.8%2,814
16,792 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET