Elaine Davis
Tennessee State Representative, District 18 since 2022. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 2.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 15
- 33 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.6%
- Chamber median 0.2%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- −10.1
- Lost 2026
- Elections
- 4
- 2020–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Judiciary · vice chair
- Private Acts
- Select Ethics
- Transportation
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Education · Became law May 2026
Correction · Became law Apr 2026
Open Meetings · Became law Mar 2026
Local Education Agencies · Became law May 2025
Election Laws · Became law Apr 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Davis sits in the Tennessee House of Representatives
Davis is closer to the center than 58% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Paul Sherrell, Tandy Darby, Rush Bricken
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:02 PM ET
With Davis’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
Black tick: the average of Republicans 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: Davis’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Davis | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 | SB 2085: Victims' Rights - As enacted, authorizes a court clerk to increase the victims assistance… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 77–16 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | SJR 1205: Memorials, Public Service - Sheriff Tom Spangler - | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 79–10 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | SJR 1182: Memorials, Public Service - Glenn Jacobs, Mayor of Knox County - | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 76–10 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | SB 1585: Education - As enacted, revises the assessment testing requirements for students who… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 54–39 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | SB 714: Education - As enacted, requires an educational oversight board to be created for an LEA… | No | No | Yes | Failed 13–72 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Davis 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 18 | Lost | D+10.1 | R+9.3 | −19.4 |
| 2024 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 18 | Won | R+7.5 | R+9.3 | −1.8 |
| 2022 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 18 | Won | R+8.2 | R+5.7 | +2.5 |
| 2020 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 13 | Lost | D+5.9 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Davis has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 18 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Davis has run against
- Bryan Goldberg (D) · 2026 election, lost
- Gregory B. Kaplan (D) · 2022 election, won
- Gloria Johnson (D) · 2020 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Davis
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/4c4c679e-fb3d-4ad2-bdfe-f7c077f2d82a
- Wikidata Q118920348
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET