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2014Final results

2014 election for Tennessee House District 53

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Jason Powell (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating John Wang (R) by 10.2 points.

Jason PowellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.3%6,098
John WangRepublican
43.1%4,927
Tonya MillerIndependent
3.6%417
11,442 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 2014

Races before and after

EvenD+25.12004D+24.92010D+8.82012D+10.22014D+15.02016D+30.12018

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

The candidates

Jason Powell (D)John Wang (R)

Also on the ballot: Tonya Miller (Independent), 3.6%