Harold M. Love Jr.
Tennessee State Representative, District 58 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
- 8
- 35 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.1%
- Chamber median 0.2%
- With party
- 95%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
- Elections
- 9
- 2012–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
DNA and Genetic Testing · Became law Apr 2026
Driver Licenses · Became law Apr 2025
Children · Failed in the House May 2026
Consumer Protection · Failed in the House May 2026
Hospitals and Health Care Facilities · Failed in the House May 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Love sits in the Tennessee House of Representatives
Jr. is closer to the center than 56% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Bo Mitchell, Joe Towns, Karen Camper
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:02 PM ET
With Love’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: Love’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Love | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 | SB 2085: Victims' Rights - As enacted, authorizes a court clerk to increase the victims assistance… | No | 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 1667: Motor Vehicles - As enacted, prohibits the initial issuance of registration of a motor… | No | No | Yes | Passed 68–22 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | SB 1762: Schools, Charter - As enacted, authorizes the establishment of adult public charter… | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 72–18 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Love 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 58 | Won | — | D+54.5 | — |
| 2024 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 58 | Won | — | D+54.5 | — |
| 2022 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 58 | Won | — | D+66.2 | — |
| 2020 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 58 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 58 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 58 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 58 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 58 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 58 | Won | — | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Love has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 58 · since 2012
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Love
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/2b7b0735-2adf-4d15-8dab-e32cf871d1d9
- Wikidata Q16214058
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET