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Tennessee House District 43

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Paul Sherrell won re-election by 36.0 points over Samantha Petit.

Simple-majority veto override

Paul SherrellRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.0%11,695
Samantha PetitDemocrat
32.0%5,508
32% of the expected vote counted · 17,203 votes

Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 5, 2026, 3:09 PM ET

Where the race moved

Against the 2024 presidential vote

The seat's recent races

EvenR+55.42022 HouseR+61.22024 Pres.R+36.02026 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.

Samantha Petit
<1%
Paul Sherrell
>99%
Projected margin
R+44.0
How the forecast works →

The candidates

Paul Sherrell (R)
Incumbent, Tennessee House of Representatives, first elected 2016Samantha Petit (D)