Tennessee State House District 65
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Lee Reeves Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
Julian Herbert Pierre-GriffinDemocraticLee ReevesRepublican · Incumbent2 years since first win
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Lee Reeves (R) 69.3, Larhonda Williams (D) 30.7
- Last election
- Lee Reeves (Republican) won by 38.6 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Side by side
Left column: Pierre-GriffinRight column: Reeves
- Races
- None listed
- Won 1 of 1
- Years since first win
- Not available
- 2
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- Julian Herbert Pierre-GriffinDemocratic
- Lee ReevesIncumbentRepublican
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Official results for Tennessee
History (27 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 40,737
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLee ReevesWon Republican 28,23469.3% DemocraticLarhonda Williams Democratic 12,50330.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,484
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSam WhitsonWon(incumbent) Republican 18,484100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 39,104
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSam WhitsonWon(incumbent) Republican 26,61668.1% DemocraticJennifer Foley Democratic 12,48831.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 28,863
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSam WhitsonWon(incumbent) Republican 19,72068.3% DemocraticToby Shaffer Democratic 9,14331.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 30,596
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSam WhitsonWon Republican 21,64970.8% DemocraticHolly McCall Democratic 8,94729.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,475
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJeremy DurhamWon(incumbent) Republican 12,08973.4% DemocraticBill Peach Democratic 4,38626.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,539
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJeremy DurhamWon Republican 18,539100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,556
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEddie BassWon(incumbent) Democratic 8,09952.1% RepublicanBilly Spivey Republican 7,13145.8% IndependentTed Roop Independent 3262.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,856
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEddie BassWon(incumbent) Democratic 15,856100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,694
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEddie BassWon Democratic 9,37659.7% RepublicanJames P. Moon Republican 6,31840.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,712
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe FowlkesWon(incumbent) Democratic 11,25451.8% RepublicanJames P. Moon Republican 10,45848.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,349
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe FowlkesWon(incumbent) Democratic 8,68960.5% RepublicanKeith R. Peterson Republican 5,66039.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,304
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe FowlkesWon(incumbent) Democratic 13,304100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,604
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe FowlkesWon(incumbent) Democratic 5,604100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,709
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe FowlkesWon(incumbent) Democratic 9,709100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,420
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1994 to 2001)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe FowlkesWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,420100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,136
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 1993)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe FowlkesWon(incumbent) Democratic 9,136100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,839
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe FowlkesWon Democratic 4,839100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,358
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticC. E. DepreistWon(incumbent) Democratic 8,35299.9% Scattered write-ins Write-in 60.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,526
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticC. E. DepreistWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,522100.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 40.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,565
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticC. E. DepreistWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,565100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,582
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1983)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticC. E. DepreistWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,582100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,972
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRalph DuncanWon(incumbent) Republican 8,79855.1% DemocraticJerry M. Duren Democratic 7,17444.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,470
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRalph DuncanWon Republican 6,89951.2% DemocraticGene Davidson(incumbent) Democratic 6,57148.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,780
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGene DavidsonWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,42758.1% RepublicanClay H. New Republican 5,35341.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,565
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1981)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGene DavidsonWon Democratic 7,25453.5% RepublicanG. L. Teague(incumbent) Republican 6,31146.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,350
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1973)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanG. L. TeagueWon Republican 6,28847.1% DemocraticGreg Orear Democratic 5,84443.8% IndependentJ. P. Kimbrell Independent 1,2189.1%
- 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 State House District 65, election results 1972 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/tn/house/65. 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:65
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026