Michael Lankford
Tennessee State Representative, District 75. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- Bills became law
- 2
- 11 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.1%
- Chamber median 0.2%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- −10.0
- Lost 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Commerce
- State and Local Government
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Regional Authorities and Special Districts · Became law May 2026
County Government · Failed in the House May 2026
Public Funds and Financing · Failed in the House May 2026
Military · Failed in the House May 2026
Civil Procedure · Failed in the House May 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Lankford sits in the Tennessee House of Representatives
Lankford is closer to the center than 14% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: William Lamberth, John Stevens, Rick Scarbrough
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:02 PM ET
With Lankford’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
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: Lankford’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Lankford | 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 Lankford 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 District 75 | Lost | D+10.0 | R+13.2 | −23.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who Lankford has run against
- Allie Phillips (D) · 2026 general, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Lankford
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/4ac298c0-370f-4b1d-b41c-29d3ec4f6f09
- Wikidata Q137561028
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET