TN
Tennessee House District 52
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Justin Jones Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
Justin JonesDemocratic · Incumbent4 years since first win on fileMichele VetterRepublican
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Justin Jones (D) 69.2, Laura Nelson (R) 30.8
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- Justin JonesIncumbentDemocratic
- Michele VetterRepublican
- Martez ColemanIndependent
Showing major-party nominees, incumbents and candidates with 5%+ in the latest poll or comparable fundraising.
- Last election
- Justin Jones (Democratic) won by 38.4 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 3 candidates
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Left column: JonesRight column: Vetter
- Donor-based spectrum
- LiberalCentristConservativeJonesNo published score for Vetter
- Races won and lost
- 2-0
- None on file
- Years since first win on file
- 4
- Not available
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Candidates on the ballot
- Justin JonesIncumbentDemocratic
- Michele VetterRepublican
- Martez ColemanIndependent
Source: sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com (XLSX), dated Sep 10
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Official results for Tennessee
History (27 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 19,474
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 52, 1972 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJustin JonesWon Democratic 13,47969.2% RepublicanLaura Nelson Republican 5,99530.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,596
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 52, 1972 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJustin JonesWon Democratic 8,596100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 22,803
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 52, 1972 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMike StewartWon(incumbent) Democratic 16,42172.0% RepublicanDonna Tees Republican 6,38228.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,934
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 52, 1972 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMichael StewartWon(incumbent) Democratic 13,934100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,545
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 52, 1972 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMichael StewartWon(incumbent) Democratic 14,545100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,551
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 52, 1972 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMike StewartWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,551100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,632
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 52, 1972 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMichael StewartWon(incumbent) Democratic 12,57775.6% IndependentDaniel Lewis Independent 4,05524.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,326
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 52, 1972 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMike StewartWon(incumbent) Democratic 8,326100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,850
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 52, 1972 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMike StewartWon Democratic 13,80277.3% IndependentDan Scott Independent 4,04822.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,207
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 52, 1972 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRob BrileyWon(incumbent) Democratic 9,84980.7% IndependentJon Davidson Independent 2,35819.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,235
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 52, 1972 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRob BrileyWon(incumbent) Democratic 11,16061.2% RepublicanKaren Bennett Republican 7,07538.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,248
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 52, 1972 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRob BrileyWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,45260.8% RepublicanKaren Bennett Republican 4,79639.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,040
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 52, 1972 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRobert BrileyWon(incumbent) Democratic 12,040100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,932
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 52, 1972 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRob BrileyWon Democratic 5,932100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,856
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 52, 1972 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBill BonerWon Democratic 9,33258.9% RepublicanRoy Dale Republican 6,52441.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,321
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 52, 1972 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWilliam P. Purcell IIIWon(incumbent) Democratic 8,34373.7% RepublicanRonald P. Coles Republican 2,97826.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,182
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 1993)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 52, 1972 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWilliam P. Purcell IIIWon(incumbent) Democratic 9,56778.5% RepublicanRonald P. Coles Republican 2,61521.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,309
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 52, 1972 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWilliam P. Purcell IIIWon(incumbent) Democratic 4,07476.7% RepublicanRonald P. Coles Republican 1,23523.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,167
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 52, 1972 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWilliam P. Purcell IIIWon(incumbent) Democratic 10,24391.7% IndependentRonald P. Coles Independent 9238.3% Scattered write-ins Write-in 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,445
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 52, 1972 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWilliam P. Purcell IIIWon Democratic 8,45489.5% IndependentRonald P. Coles Independent 99010.5% Scattered write-ins Write-in 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,170
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 52, 1972 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBill CovingtonWon(incumbent) Democratic 9,167100.0% OtherAubrey Waffird Other 10.0% OtherBetty Cannon Other 10.0% OtherMarvin Slater Other 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,804
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1983)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 52, 1972 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBill CovingtonWon(incumbent) Democratic 8,804100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,682
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 52, 1972 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBill CovingtonWon(incumbent) Democratic 6,67799.9% OtherJ. Doe Other 10.0% OtherF. Prince Other 10.0% OtherAubrey Waffird Other 10.0% OtherBob Langford Other 10.0% OtherEmily Osburn Other 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,540
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 52, 1972 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBill CovingtonWon Democratic 5,45983.5% IndependentRussell Staub Independent 1,08116.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,124
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 52, 1972 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticE. Marvin Fleming Sr.Won Democratic 6,86884.5% RepublicanAubrey Waffird Republican 1,25615.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,217
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 52, 1972 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBill BonerWon Democratic 5,217100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,207
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1973)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 52, 1972 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticE. Marvin FlemingWon Democratic 5,207100.0%
- 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
- 1972 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 House District 52, election results 1972 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/tn/house/52. Retrieved October 30, 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:52
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY)Data as of Oct 28, 2026