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2012Final results

2012 election for Tennessee House District 3

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Timothy Hill (R) won with 75.2% of the vote, defeating Leah R. Kirk (D) by 54.5 points.

Timothy HillRepublican · winner
75.2%15,753
Leah R. KirkDemocrat
20.8%4,353
4.0%829
20,935 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenR+36.82002R+27.92004R+46.22010R+54.52012R+66.02024R+53.72026

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

The candidates

Timothy Hill (R)Leah R. Kirk (D)

Also on the ballot: Suzanne Parker (Green), 4.0%