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

Tennessee House District 14

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

Honaker (D)
7%
chance of winning
Zachary (R)
93%
Average margin
R+11.7
80% of outcomes
R+22 to R+2
Partisan lean
R+23
Polls
No pollsmodel only

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

Honaker (D)
6%
chance of winning
Zachary (R)
94%
Average margin
R+16.6
80% of outcomes
R+30 to R+4
Partisan lean
R+23
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+11.7R+30R+20R+10EvenD+10D+20D+30
R+16.6R+40R+20EvenD+20D+40

How the odds have moved

Chance of winning by forecast date.

0%25%50%75%100%AugSepOctNovNov 3Honaker 7%Zachary 93%

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

0%25%50%75%100%AugSepOctNovNov 3Honaker 6%Zachary 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+8.0Fundamentals modelAdds incumbency, past results, money andexperienceR+11.9Polls in similar placesPolling of similar races in Tennessee andlook-alike placesR+11.6Polling averageNo polls of this racenot availableHorizon forecastPolls + fundamentals, projected to Election DayR+11.7Pulse forecastPolls (and polling of similar places) only, todayR+16.7

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)-0.8
Elected-experience edge-0.67
First-term incumbent0
Seat's last result vs. expectation-3.97
Incumbent's last result vs. expectation-3.97

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+23: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.

Presidential vote

← RepublicanDemocratic →2016 presidentR+32.4R+34.6 vs. nation2020 presidentR+21.6R+26.1 vs. nation2024 presidentR+23.6R+22.1 vs. nation

Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.

Who lives here

Population
72,200
People per km²
505
Adults with a B.A.+
67%
White, no degree
29%of adults
  • White 87%
  • Hispanic 3%
  • Black 2%
  • Asian 4%
  • Other / multiracial 4%

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

41,845 votes · R+29.7
✓ Jason Zachary (R)64.8%
Amanda S Collins (D)35.2%

2024 President Vote in this district

41,527 two-party votes · R+23.6 · R+22.1 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)61.8%
Kamala Harris (D)38.2%

2022

25,888 votes · R+28.7
✓ Jason Zachary (R)64.4%
Amanda Collins (D)35.6%

2020 Earlier district lines

41,097 votes · R+29.2
✓ Jason Zachary (R)64.6%
Justin Davis (D)35.4%

2020 President Vote in this district

40,643 two-party votes · R+21.6 · R+26.1 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)60.8%
Joe Biden (D)39.2%

2016 President Vote in this district

32,253 two-party votes · R+32.4 · R+34.6 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)66.2%
Hillary Clinton (D)33.8%