Tennessee State House District 16
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Michele Carringer Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
Eliza BolesDemocraticMichele CarringerRepublican · Incumbent6 years since first win
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Michele Carringer (R) 68.7, Lauren Carver (D) 28.7, Sean Eastham (I) 2.6
- Last election
- Michele Carringer (Republican) won by 40.0 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Side by side
Left column: BolesRight column: Carringer
- Donor-based spectrum
- LiberalCentristConservativeCarringerNo published score for Boles
- Races
- None listed
- Won 3 of 3
- Years since first win
- Not available
- 6
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- Eliza BolesDemocratic
- Michele CarringerIncumbentRepublican
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Official results for Tennessee
History (29 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 32,561
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 16, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMichele CarringerWon Republican 22,37668.7% DemocraticLauren Carver Democratic 9,33128.7% IndependentSean Eastham Independent 8542.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,852
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 16, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMichele CarringerWon(incumbent) Republican 13,852100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 30,955
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 16, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMichele CarringerWon Republican 21,43869.3% DemocraticElizabeth Rowland Democratic 9,51730.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 23,148
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 16, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBill DunnWon(incumbent) Republican 16,14069.7% DemocraticKate Trudell Democratic 7,00830.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,815
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 16, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBill DunnWon(incumbent) Republican 21,815100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,660
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 16, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBill DunnWon(incumbent) Republican 12,660100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 22,979
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 16, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBill DunnWon(incumbent) Republican 19,47584.8% GreenBryan Moneyhun Green 3,50415.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,846
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 16, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBill DunnWon(incumbent) Republican 16,846100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 31,966
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 16, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBill DunnWon(incumbent) Republican 22,49670.4% DemocraticBarbara Nicodemus Democratic 9,47029.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,321
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 16, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBill DunnWon(incumbent) Republican 17,321100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,907
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 16, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBill DunnWon(incumbent) Republican 24,907100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,486
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 16, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBill DunnWon(incumbent) Republican 15,486100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,509
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 16, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBill DunnWon(incumbent) Republican 8,80670.4% DemocraticWilliam O. Warrick Democratic 3,70329.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,967
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 16, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBill DunnWon(incumbent) Republican 7,967100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,823
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 16, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBill DunnWon(incumbent) Republican 16,823100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,761
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 16, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBill DunnWon Republican 9,25155.2% DemocraticEarl F. Hoffmeister Democratic 7,51044.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,226
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 1993)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 16, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCharles M. SeveranceWon(incumbent) Republican 14,226100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,123
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 16, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCharles M. SeveranceWon(incumbent) Republican 6,123100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,752
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 16, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCharles M. SeveranceWon(incumbent) Republican 10,98569.7% DemocraticR. C. Herrell Democratic 4,76730.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,571
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 16, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCharles M. SeveranceWon(incumbent) Republican 8,56699.9% Scattered write-ins Write-in 50.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,733
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 16, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCharles M. SeveranceWon(incumbent) Republican 10,21061.0% DemocraticMark Cawood Democratic 6,52239.0% OtherMary Lou Horner Other 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,367
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1983)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 16, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCharles M. SeveranceWon(incumbent) Republican 7,93059.3% DemocraticMark Cawood Democratic 5,43740.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,165
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 16, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCharles M. SeveranceWon Republican 10,73362.5% DemocraticBob Farmer Democratic 6,43237.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,263
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 16, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSteve HallWon(incumbent) Republican 10,32167.6% DemocraticJack Cunningham Democratic 4,94232.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,820
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 16, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSteve HallWon Republican 8,92453.1% DemocraticBill Rolen Democratic 7,89646.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,804
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 16, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSandra ClarkWon(incumbent) Republican 5,42850.2% DemocraticWilliam Rolen Democratic 5,37649.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,723
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1973)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 16, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSandra ClarkWon Republican 6,96665.0% DemocraticR. C. Herrell Democratic 3,75735.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,968
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 16, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHugh DixonWon(incumbent) Democratic 6,58560.0% RepublicanA. B. McCall Republican 4,38340.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,836
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 16, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHugh DixonWon Democratic 4,835100.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 10.0%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1968 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Tennessee State House District 16, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/tn/house/16. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:tn/sldl:16
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026