2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Tennessee House District 60
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Darren Jernigan (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Jim Gotto (R) by 0.4 points.
Darren JerniganDemocrat · winner
50.2%12,293
Jim GottoRepublican · incumbent
49.8%12,202
24,495 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