2012Final results
2012 election for Tennessee House District 53
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Jason Powell (D) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Ben Claybaker (R) by 8.8 points.
Jason PowellDemocrat · winner
54.4%10,691
Ben ClaybakerRepublican
45.6%8,967
19,658 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