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2010Final results

2010 election for Tennessee House District 65

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Eddie Bass (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Billy Spivey (R) by 6.2 points.

Eddie BassDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.1%8,099
Billy SpiveyRepublican
45.8%7,131
Ted RoopIndependent
2.1%326
15,556 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+21.12002D+3.72004D+19.52006D+6.22010R+46.82014R+41.52016

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

The candidates

Eddie Bass (D)Billy Spivey (R)

Also on the ballot: Ted Roop (Independent), 2.1%