DemocratNot in office · last served 2012Last on a ballot: Nov 2010
Jimmy Naifeh
Last held office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 81 (1974–2012). Ran in 29 elections between 1972 and 2010, winning 28.
Last office: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 81
- Last margin
- +2.9
- Won 2010
- Elections
- 29
- 1972–2010
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Naifeh was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Tennessee House of Representatives, District 81
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Naifeh has run
Margin: how far Naifeh finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 81 | General | Won | Jim Hardin (R) | 51.5% | D+2.9 |
| 2008 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 81 | General | Won | Rory Bricco (R) | 67.9% | D+35.8 |
| 2006 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 81 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2004 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 81 | General | Won | Jessee James Cannon Jr. (R) | 57.9% | D+15.8 |
| 2002 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 81 | General | Won | Antonio Lopez (R) | 52.8% | D+5.6 |
| 2000 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 81 | General | Won | Joe Johnson (R) | 58.6% | D+17.3 |
| 1998 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 81 | General | Won | Joe Johnson (R) | 68.1% | D+36.2 |
| 1996 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 81 | General | Won | Theta Kelley Rone (R) | 56.7% | D+13.3 |
| 1994 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 81 | General | Won | Ronnie Starnes (R) | 53% | D+6.0 |
| 1992 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 81 | General | Won | Chris Cothran (R) | 61% | D+21.9 |
| 1990 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 81 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1988 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 81 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1988 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 81 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 81 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 81 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 81 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 81 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 81 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 81 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1980 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 81 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1980 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 81 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 81 | General | Won | John Wilkerson (R) | 77.8% | D+55.7 |
| 1978 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 81 | Primary | Won | A. F. Whitley (D), Walter Frank Williams (D) | 61.9% | +28.1 |
| 1976 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 81 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1976 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 81 | Primary | Won | Noah Alexander (D) | 73.3% | +46.9 |
| 1974 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 81 | General | Won | Albert Kelley (R) | 56.3% | D+12.5 |
| 1974 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 81 | Primary | Won | Noah Alexander (D) | 77.4% | +54.8 |
| 1972 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 81 | General | Lost | Albert Kelley (R) | 49.9% | R+0.1 |
| 1972 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 81 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Naifeh has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 81 · 1974–2012
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Naifeh has run against
- Jim Hardin (R) · 2010 election, won
- Rory Bricco (R) · 2008 election, won
- Jessee James Cannon Jr. (R) · 2004 election, won
- Antonio Lopez (R) · 2002 election, won
- Joe Johnson (R) · 2000 election, won
- Theta Kelley Rone (R) · 1996 election, won
- Ronnie Starnes (R) · 1994 election, won
- Chris Cothran (R) · 1992 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive