Bo Mitchell
Tennessee State Representative, District 50 since 2012. Ran in 8 elections between 2012 and 2024, winning 8. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 14 yrs
- Since 2012
- Bills became law
- 11
- 31 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 1.9%
- Chamber median 0.2%
- With party
- 95%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +8.2
- Won 2024
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Legislation
No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Mitchell sits in the Tennessee House of Representatives
Mitchell is closer to the center than 52% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Harold Love, Joe Towns, Karen Camper
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:02 PM ET
With Mitchell’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats95%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Tennessee House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Mitchell’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Mitchell | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 | SB 2085: Victims' Rights - As enacted, authorizes a court clerk to increase the victims assistance… | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 77–16 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | SJR 1205: Memorials, Public Service - Sheriff Tom Spangler - | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 79–10 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | SB 1585: Education - As enacted, revises the assessment testing requirements for students who… | No | No | Yes | Passed 54–39 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | SB 714: Education - As enacted, requires an educational oversight board to be created for an LEA… | No | Yes | No | Failed 13–72 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | SB 1667: Motor Vehicles - As enacted, prohibits the initial issuance of registration of a motor… | No | No | Yes | Passed 68–22 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Mitchell was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 50 | Won | — | D+4.6 | — |
| 2024 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 50 | Won | D+8.2 | D+4.6 | +3.6 |
| 2022 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 50 | Won | — | D+8.3 | — |
| 2020 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 50 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 50 | Won | D+13.3 | — | — |
| 2016 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 50 | Won | D+4.6 | — | — |
| 2014 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 50 | Won | D+2.4 | — | — |
| 2014 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 50 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 50 | Won | D+0.6 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Mitchell has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 50 · since 2012
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Mitchell has run against
- Jennifer Frensley Webb (R) · 2024 election, won
- Judd Cowan (R) · 2018 election, won
- Nathan Massey (R) · 2016 election, won
- Troy Brewer (R) · 2014 election, won
- Charles Williamson (R) · 2012 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Mitchell
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/e0272220-99f1-4cfb-9d29-946b86279e0b
- Wikidata Q4931132
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET