Flipped from RepublicanCalledUnofficial resultsIncumbent defeated
Tennessee House District 97
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Jesse Huseth flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 13.9 points over John Gillespie.
Simple-majority veto override
Jesse HusethDemocrat · winner
57.0%13,895
John GillespieRepublican · incumbent
43.0%10,502
48% of the expected vote counted · 24,397 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.
- Jesse Huseth
- 95%
- John Gillespie
- 5%
- Projected margin
- D+14.0