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Tennessee House District 71

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Kip Capley won re-election by 47.9 points over Matt Day.

Simple-majority veto override

Kip CapleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.9%15,392
Matt DayDemocrat
26.1%5,429
20% of the expected vote counted · 20,821 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+63.42022 HouseR+62.82024 HouseR+61.42024 Pres.R+47.92026 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.

Matt Day
<1%
Kip Capley
>99%
Projected margin
R+44.6
How the forecast works →

The candidates

Kip Capley (R)
Incumbent, Tennessee House of Representatives, first elected 2022Matt Day (D)