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Tennessee › Tennessee House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Tennessee House District 12
Fred Atchley has no major-party opponent.
Fred Atchley has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Fred Atchley
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+60: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 64,204
- People per km²
- 56
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 24%
- White, no degree
- 66%of adults
- White 83%
- Hispanic 12%
- Black 1%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 2%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
29,151 votes · R+64.4✓ Fred A Atchley (R)82.2%
Leslie P Braddock (D)17.8%
2024 President Vote in this district
29,587 two-party votes · R+60.6 · R+59.1 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)80.3%
Kamala Harris (D)19.7%
2022
15,448 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Dale Carr (R)81.9%
Larry Linton (I)18.1%
2020 Earlier district lines
29,360 votes · R+62.5✓ Dale Carr (R)81.3%
Bennett H Lapides (D)18.7%
2020 President Vote in this district
29,164 two-party votes · R+57.9 · R+62.5 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)79.0%
Joe Biden (D)21.0%
2016 President Vote in this district
24,215 two-party votes · R+62.4 · R+64.6 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)81.2%
Hillary Clinton (D)18.8%