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Tennessee › Tennessee House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Tennessee House District 23
Mark Cochran has no major-party opponent.
Mark Cochran has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Mark Cochran
- Experience
- State legislature
Independent
Jeremy Bromwell
Independent
Jason Hitt
The district
Lean R+66: 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
- 73,003
- People per km²
- 32
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 19%
- White, no degree
- 72%of adults
- White 88%
- Hispanic 4%
- Black 3%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 6%
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
29,735 votes · R+69.9✓ Mark Cochran (R)85.0%
David W Thomforde (D)15.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
31,392 two-party votes · R+66.9 · R+65.4 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)83.5%
Kamala Harris (D)16.5%
2022
14,393 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Mark Cochran (R)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
28,001 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Mark Cochran (R)86.7%
David G E Fankhauser (—)13.3%
2020 President Vote in this district
29,365 two-party votes · R+63.6 · R+68.1 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)81.8%
Joe Biden (D)18.2%
2016 President Vote in this district
23,786 two-party votes · R+63.3 · R+65.5 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)81.6%
Hillary Clinton (D)18.4%