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Tennessee › Tennessee House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Tennessee House District 81
Brett Giannini has no major-party opponent.
Brett Giannini has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
Republican
Brett Giannini
The district
Lean R+45: 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
- 72,503
- People per km²
- 33
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 20%
- White, no degree
- 56%of adults
- White 69%
- Hispanic 4%
- Black 23%
- 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
23,789 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Debra Moody (R)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
30,814 two-party votes · R+46.7 · R+45.2 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)73.4%
Kamala Harris (D)26.6%
2022
14,982 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Debra Moody (R)79.6%
Nicholas Sawall (I)20.4%
2020 Earlier district lines
19,897 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Debra F Moody (R)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
31,651 two-party votes · R+41.0 · R+45.5 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)70.5%
Joe Biden (D)29.5%
2016 President Vote in this district
27,013 two-party votes · R+40.3 · R+42.6 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)70.2%
Hillary Clinton (D)29.8%