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2010Final results

2010 election for Tennessee House District 53

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Janis Baird Sontany (D) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Tonya Miller (R) by 24.9 points.

Janis Baird SontanyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.5%6,698
Tonya MillerRepublican
35.6%3,946
Daniel LewisIndependent
3.8%425
11,069 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenD+50.91990D+33.02002D+25.12004D+24.92010D+8.82012D+10.22014

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Janis Baird Sontany (D)Tonya Miller (R)

Also on the ballot: Daniel Lewis (Independent), 3.8%