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2012Final results

2012 election for Tennessee House District 38

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Kelly Keisling (R) won with 71.8% of the vote, defeating David R. Harper (D) by 43.5 points.

Kelly KeislingRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.8%14,182
28.2%5,578
19,760 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

EvenD+14.41996D+26.31998R+12.92010R+43.52012R+63.12016R+61.22018

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