2012Final results
2012 election for Tennessee House District 42
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Ryan Williams (R) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating Thomas D. Willoughby (D) by 43.2 points.
Ryan WilliamsRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.6%15,037
Thomas D. WilloughbyDemocrat
28.4%5,964
21,001 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET