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Tennessee › Tennessee House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Tennessee House District 39
Iris Rudder has no major-party opponent.
Iris Rudder has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Iris Rudder
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+54: 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
- 73,240
- People per km²
- 26
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 21%
- White, no degree
- 71%of adults
- White 88%
- Hispanic 3%
- Black 4%
- Asian 1%
- 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
32,287 votes · R+52.7✓ Iris Rudder (R)76.4%
Rose Mary Drake (D)23.6%
2024 President Vote in this district
33,359 two-party votes · R+54.7 · R+53.2 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)77.4%
Kamala Harris (D)22.6%
2022
18,516 votes · R+53.5✓ Iris Rudder (R)76.7%
Bruce Manuel (D)23.3%
2020 Earlier district lines
21,737 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Iris Rudder (R)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
31,952 two-party votes · R+49.6 · R+54.2 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)74.8%
Joe Biden (D)25.2%
2016 President Vote in this district
26,445 two-party votes · R+45.5 · R+47.7 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)72.7%
Hillary Clinton (D)27.3%