2016Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2016 election for Tennessee House District 43
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Paul Sherrell (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Kevin Dunlap (D) by 6.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Paul SherrellRepublican · winner
53.4%11,692
Kevin DunlapDemocrat · incumbent
46.6%10,213
21,905 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET