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2012Final results

2012 election for Tennessee House District 40

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Terri Lynn Weaver (R) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Sarah Marie Smith (D) by 28.5 points.

Terri Lynn WeaverRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.2%16,396
35.8%9,130
25,526 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+11.12010R+28.52012R+33.22014R+46.42016R+66.82022R+67.52024

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