CalledUnofficial results
Tennessee House District 20
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Tom Stinnett won re-election by 30.8 points over Karen Gertz.
Simple-majority veto override
Tom StinnettRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.7%13,802
Karen GertzDemocrat
32.8%7,121
IndependentIndependent
3.5%759
47% of the expected vote counted · 21,682 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Karen Gertz
- <1%
- Tom Stinnett
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+29.9
The candidates
Tom Stinnett (R)
Incumbent, Tennessee House of Representatives, first elected 2024Karen Gertz (D)
Incumbent, Tennessee House of Representatives, first elected 2024Karen Gertz (D)
Also on the ballot: Independent (Independent), 3.5%