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Tennessee › Tennessee House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Tennessee House District 72
Kirk Haston has no major-party opponent.
Kirk Haston has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Kirk Haston
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+70: 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
- 66,253
- People per km²
- 14
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 17%
- White, no degree
- 75%of adults
- White 89%
- Hispanic 3%
- Black 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
25,924 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Kirk Haston (R)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
30,973 two-party votes · R+70.7 · R+69.2 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)85.3%
Kamala Harris (D)14.7%
2022
14,780 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Kirk Haston (R)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
24,633 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Kirk Haston (R)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
29,529 two-party votes · R+66.8 · R+71.4 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)83.4%
Joe Biden (D)16.6%
2016 President Vote in this district
26,139 two-party votes · R+64.2 · R+66.5 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)82.1%
Hillary Clinton (D)17.9%