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Tennessee › Tennessee House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Tennessee House District 98
Antonio Parkinson has no major-party opponent.
Antonio Parkinson has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Antonio Parkinson
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+40: 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
- 55,798
- People per km²
- 783
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 25%
- White, no degree
- 19%of adults
- White 26%
- Hispanic 8%
- Black 61%
- Asian 2%
- Other / multiracial 3%
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
20,758 votes · D+47.9✓ Antonio Parkinson (D)73.9%
Cecil Hale (R)26.1%
2024 President Vote in this district
20,239 two-party votes · D+39.1 · D+40.6 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)69.6%
Donald Trump (R)30.4%
2022
8,432 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Antonio Parkinson (D)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
14,670 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Antonio Parkinson (D)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
24,288 two-party votes · D+41.9 · D+37.3 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)70.9%
Donald Trump (R)29.1%
2016 President Vote in this district
21,155 two-party votes · D+35.6 · D+33.4 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)67.8%
Donald Trump (R)32.2%