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Tennessee House District 40

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Michael Hale won re-election by 54.3 points over Daniel Hawthorne.

Simple-majority veto override

Michael HaleRepublican · winner · incumbent
77.2%14,592
Daniel HawthorneDemocrat
22.9%4,323
16% of the expected vote counted · 18,915 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

EvenR+66.82022 HouseR+67.52024 HouseR+64.12024 Pres.R+54.32026 House

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.

Daniel Hawthorne
<1%
Michael Hale
>99%
Projected margin
R+47.4
How the forecast works →

The candidates

Michael Hale (R)
Incumbent, Tennessee House of Representatives, first elected 2022Daniel Hawthorne (D)