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Tennessee House District 79
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Brock Martin won re-election by 50.4 points over Kirk Carter.
Simple-majority veto override
Brock MartinRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.2%11,537
Kirk CarterIndependent
24.8%3,801
24% of the expected vote counted · 15,338 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
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.
No Democrat was on the ballot, so the model gave the seat to Brock Martin without simulating it.
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