2024Final results
2024 election for Tennessee House District 97
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
John Gillespie (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Jesse Huseth (D) by 3.4 points.
John GillespieRepublican · winner
51.7%16,368
Jesse HusethDemocrat
48.3%15,292
The same year, the district voted D+6.8 for president; this race was R+3.4, a split ticket.31,660 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2024
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET