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Tennessee › Tennessee House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026

Tennessee House District 13

Stevens is clearly favored to win: Stevens wins in 9 of every 10 simulations.

Windrow (D)
10%
chance of winning
Stevens (R)
90%
Average margin
R+9.1
80% of outcomes
R+19 to Even
Partisan lean
R+20
Polls
No pollsmodel only

Stevens is clearly favored to win: Stevens wins in 19 of every 20 simulations.

Windrow (D)
6%
chance of winning
Stevens (R)
94%
Average margin
R+15.0
80% of outcomes
R+28 to R+3
Partisan lean
R+20
Polls
No pollsmodel only

How this race is decided

Simple-majority veto override

A majority of the members elected to each chamber can override the governor's veto.

Range of outcomes

Final margin across our simulations; the white dashes mark the middle 80%.

R+9.1R+30R+20R+10EvenD+10D+20D+30
R+15.0R+40R+20EvenD+20D+40

How the odds have moved

Chance of winning by forecast date.

0%25%50%75%100%AugSepOctNovNov 3Windrow 10%Stevens 90%

Updated nightly. Each day is the current model run on the polls that had ended by then (how).

0%25%50%75%100%AugSepOctNovNov 3Windrow 6%Stevens 94%

Updated nightly. Each day is the current model run on the polls that had ended by then (how).

The candidates

What goes into the forecast

Every ingredient's estimate of the final margin.

National environment
D+9.5Election Day forecast
Tennessee state offices
−0.7Polls for governor, statewide and legislative races · details
Environment here
D+8.8Used by the fundamentals
Swing reaching this office
58%Of a shift in the environment, from past legislative races since 2016
Upper South adjustment
+5.2How legislative races in the region have run against lean and environment lately
← RepublicanDemocratic →Lean + environmentUsual vote, shifted by 58% of the environment andthe Upper South adjustmentR+6.3Fundamentals modelAdds incumbency, past results, money andexperienceR+9.3Polls in similar placesPolling of similar races in Tennessee andlook-alike placesR+9.1Polling averageNo polls of this racenot availableHorizon forecastPolls + fundamentals, projected to Election DayR+9.1Pulse forecastPolls (and polling of similar places) only, todayR+15.0

Each estimate is a margin before national and statewide uncertainty is simulated. Horizon blends polls, fundamentals and a little of the similar-places estimate, weighting each by how precise it is; Pulse uses polls and similar places only.

Fundamentals inputs
Incumbency (+1 D, −1 R)-1
Fundraising edge (log ratio of individual money)-0.65
Elected-experience edge-0.67
First-term incumbent0
Seat's last result vs. expectation3.04
Incumbent's last result vs. expectation3.04

Polls

No public polls of this race. The forecast relies on fundamentals and on polling of similar places in the state.

The district

Lean R+20: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.

Presidential vote

← RepublicanDemocratic →2016 presidentR+24.6R+26.8 vs. nation2020 presidentR+12.7R+17.3 vs. nation2024 presidentR+22.8R+21.3 vs. nation

Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.

Who lives here

Population
78,611
People per km²
250
Adults with a B.A.+
36%
White, no degree
39%of adults
  • White 61%
  • Hispanic 14%
  • Black 17%
  • Asian 4%
  • Other / multiracial 5%

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

27,069 votes · R+19.8
✓ Robert Stevens (R)59.9%
Jonathan Yancey (D)40.1%

2024 President Vote in this district

31,209 two-party votes · R+22.8 · R+21.3 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)61.4%
Kamala Harris (D)38.6%

2022

13,983 votes · R+24.0
✓ Robert Stevens (R)62.0%
Jeff Crum (D)38.0%

2020 Earlier district lines

26,906 votes · D+5.9
✓ Gloria Johnson (D)52.9%
Elaine Davis (R)47.1%

2020 President Vote in this district

29,685 two-party votes · R+12.7 · R+17.3 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)56.4%
Joe Biden (D)43.6%

2016 President Vote in this district

19,250 two-party votes · R+24.6 · R+26.8 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)62.3%
Hillary Clinton (D)37.7%