Tennessee House of Representatives District 40

Incumbent

Terri Lynn Weaver

About the District Census Topic | Value

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Population | 78,705
Gender |

51.6% Male

48.4% Female

Race |

85.3% White

6.4% Black

0.8% Asian

0.3% Native American

0% Pacific Islander

Ethnicity | 4.2% Hispanic
Median household income | $61,009
High school graduation rate | 87.8%
College graduation rate | 24.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census and 2020 ACS data

Tennessee House of Representatives District 40 is represented by Terri Lynn Weaver (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Tennessee state representatives represented an average of 69,806 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 64,102 residents.

## Contents

* 1 About the chamber
* 1.1 Qualifications
* 1.2 Salaries
* 1.3 Vacancies
* 2 District map
* 3 Redistricting
* 3.1 2020-2022
* 4 Elections
* 4.1 2022
* 4.2 2020
* 4.3 2018
* 4.4 2016
* 4.5 2014
* 4.6 2012
* 5 Campaign contributions
* 6 See also
* 7 External links
* 8 Footnotes

## About the chamber[edit]

Members of the Tennessee House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Tennessee legislators assume office on the day they are elected in the general election.[1]

### Qualifications[edit]

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

To be eligible to serve in the Tennessee House of Representatives, a candidate must be:[2]

* A U.S. citizen
* 21 years old before the general election
* A three-year resident of Tennessee before the general election
* A county resident for 1 year prior to the general election
* A qualified voter

* The following situations would eliminate a candidate from qualifying for office:
* Those who have been convicted of offering or giving a bribe, or of larceny, or any other offense declared infamous by law, unless restored to citizenship in the mode pointed out by law;
* Those against whom there is a judgment unpaid for any moneys received by them, in any official capacity, due to the United States, to this state, or any county thereof;
* Those who are defaulters to the treasury at the time of the election, and the election of any such person shall be void;
* Soldiers, seamen, marines, or airmen in the regular army or navy or air force of the United States; and
* Members of congress, and persons holding any office of profit or trust under any foreign power, other state of the union, or under the United States.

### Salaries[edit]

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislators

Salary| Per diem
$24,316/year| For legislators residing within 50 miles of the capitol: $61/day. For legislators residing more than 50 miles from the capitol: $295/day. Tied to federal rate. Unvouchered.

### Vacancies[edit]

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the Tennessee General Assembly, there are two ways a vacancy can be filled. When twelve months or more remain in an unfilled term, a special election must be held within the allowable time frame set by law. If less than twelve months remain in a term, members of the legislative body in the county that the vacancy occurred must vote on a replacement.[3]

See sources: Tennessee Const. Art. 2, Sec. 15

## District map[edit]

The map below shows this district's current boundaries, not those enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle.

## Redistricting[edit]

### 2020-2022[edit]

See also: Redistricting in Tennessee after the 2020 census

The Davidson County Chancery Court blocked the General Assembly's Senate redistricting map on April 6, 2022. The Tennessee Supreme Court reversed the lower court's ruling blocking the state Senate map on April 13. Gov. Lee had signed the new legislative districts into law on February 6.[4] On January 18, 2022, the Senate Judiciary Committee recommended state legislative proposals for consideration by the full Senate in a 7-2 vote along party lines, with all Republicans supporting the proposals and all Democrats opposing them.[5] The Senate approved proposals for congressional and Senate maps in a 26-5 party-line vote on January 20, 2022.[6] On January 26, 2022, the Tennessee Senate approved the state House plan.[7] These maps take effect for Tennessee's 2022 legislative elections.

On December 14, 2021, the Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on Redistricting released five state Senate plans and four congressional plans submitted by the public.[8] The Tennessee House Select Committee on Redistricting voted to approve a proposal for House districts, HB 1035, on December 17, 2021.[9] The ad-hoc Senate committee released a state Senate plan on January 13.[10]

How does redistricting in Tennessee work? In Tennessee, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the state legislature. These lines are subject to veto by the governor.[11]

The Tennessee Constitution requires that state Senate districts "preserve counties whole where possible." State statutes mandate that no more than 30 counties may be split across districts. Furthermore, state law requires that state legislative districts be contiguous. There are no such requirements in place for congressional districts.[11]

### Tennessee House of Representatives District 40
before 2020 redistricting cycle

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### Tennessee House of Representatives District 40
after 2020 redistricting cycle

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## Elections[edit]

### 2022[edit]

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

The primary will occur on August 4, 2022. The general election will occur on November 8, 2022. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 40

Tom Cook is running in the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 40 on August 4, 2022.

Candidate

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| Tom Cook

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 40

Incumbent Terri Lynn Weaver and Michael Hale are running in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 40 on August 4, 2022.

Candidate

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| Terri Lynn Weaver

| Michael Hale

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### 2020[edit]

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

##### General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 40

Incumbent Terri Lynn Weaver defeated Paddy Sizemore in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 40 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Terri Lynn Weaver (R)  |

78.8

| 25,986

| Paddy Sizemore (Independent) |

21.2

| 6,991

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 32,977

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 40

Incumbent Terri Lynn Weaver advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 40 on August 6, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Terri Lynn Weaver |

100.0

| 9,370

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 9,370

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### 2018[edit]

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

The primary occurred on August 2, 2018. The general election will occur on November 6, 2018. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.

##### General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 40

Incumbent Terri Lynn Weaver won election in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 40 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Terri Lynn Weaver (R)  |

100.0

| 20,584

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 20,584

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Democratic primary election

No Democratic candidates ran in the primary.

#### Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

* Jason Holleman (D)

Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 40

Incumbent Terri Lynn Weaver defeated Chad Z. Williams in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 40 on August 2, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Terri Lynn Weaver |

72.5

| 8,692

| Chad Z. Williams |

27.5

| 3,291

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 11,983

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### 2016[edit]

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 4, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 7, 2016.

Incumbent Terri Lynn Weaver defeated Gayla Colvert Hendrix in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 40 general election.[12][13]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 40 General Election, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  |  Terri Lynn Weaver Incumbent | 73.21% | 20,364
| Democratic  | Gayla Colvert Hendrix | 26.79% | 7,450
Total Votes | 27,814
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State

Gayla Colvert Hendrix defeated Teresa Marion in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 40 Democratic primary.[14][15]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 40 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  |  Gayla Colvert Hendrix | 72.10% | 1,093
| Democratic  | Teresa Marion | 27.90% | 423
Total Votes | 1,516

Incumbent Terri Lynn Weaver ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 40 Republican primary.[14][15]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 40 Republican Primary, 2016

Party | Candidate
| Republican |  Terri Lynn Weaver Incumbent (unopposed)

### 2014[edit]

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 7, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 3, 2014. Sarah Marie Smith was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Terri Lynn Weaver was unopposed in the Republican primary. Weaver defeated Smith in the general election.[16][17]

Tennessee House of Representatives District 40, General Election, 2014

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | Terri Lynn Weaver Incumbent | 66.6% | 11,356
| Democratic  |  Sarah Marie Smith  | 33.4% | 5,696
Total Votes | 17,052

### 2012[edit]

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2012

Elections for the office of Tennessee House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 2, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 5, 2011. Incumbent Terri Lynn Weaver (R) defeated Sarah Marie Smith (D) in the general election and was unopposed in the Republican primary. Smith defeated Wesley Duane Hodges in the Democratic primary.[18][19]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 40, General Election, 2012

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | Terri Lynn Weaver Incumbent | 64.2% | 16,408
| Democratic  |  Sarah Marie Smith  | 35.8% | 9,139
Total Votes | 25,547
Tennessee House of Representatives, District 40 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Sarah Smith | 80.6% | 2,038
Wesley Hodges  | 19.4% | 491
Total Votes | 2,529

## Campaign contributions[edit]

From 2000 to 2018, candidates for Tennessee House of Representatives District 40 raised a total of $1,242,188. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $49,688 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, Tennessee House of Representatives District 40

Year | Amount | Candidates | Average
2018 | $69,293 | 2 | $34,646
2016 | $75,651 | 3 | $25,217
2014 | $167,379 | 2 | $83,690
2012 | $133,803 | 2 | $66,902
2010 | $475,241 | 3 | $158,414
2008 | $173,052 | 8 | $21,632
2006 | $104,743 | 2 | $52,372
2004 | $9,051 | 1 | $9,051
2002 | $16,500 | 1 | $16,500
2000 | $17,475 | 1 | $17,475
Total | $1,242,188 | 25 | $49,688

## See also[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* Tennessee State Legislature
* Tennessee State Senate
* Tennessee House of Representatives

## External links[edit]

* The Tennessee State Legislature

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Tennessee Constitution, "Article II, Section 3," accessed November 1, 2021
2. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Qualifications for elected offices in Tennessee," accessed February 16, 2021
3. ↑ Tennessee Legislature, "Tennessee Constitution," accessed May 22, 2014 (Article II, Section 15)
4. ↑ The Tennessean, "Gov. Bill Lee signs redistricting bills dividing Davidson County into three congressional districts," February 7, 2022
5. ↑ Washington Examiner, "Tennessee redistricting maps sent to full Senate for vote," January 19, 2022
6. ↑ The Tennessean, "Tennessee senators approve new congressional, Senate districts; House to vote Monday," January 20, 2022
7. ↑ The Tennessean, "Senate clears final redistricting map, Memphis and Knoxville House Democrats drawn together," January 26, 2022
8. ↑ The Tennessean, "Senate redistricting panel hears public proposals without releasing committee draft," December 14, 2021
9. ↑ Williamson Herald, "Tennessee House panel adopts new redistricting plan," December 20, 2021
10. ↑ Axios, "Subdued Tennessee Senate redistricting maps released," January 14, 2022
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 All About Redistricting, "Tennessee," accessed May 5, 2015
12. ↑ The New York Times, "Election 2016," accessed November 11, 2016
13. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2016 general election results - Tennessee House of Representatives," accessed January 19, 2017
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 8, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 11, 2016
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 4, 2016 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 4, 2016
16. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 7, 2014 Election Results," accessed September 11, 2014
17. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Petitions Filed for State Senate and State House of Representatives," accessed April 5, 2014
18. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Official primary results," accessed October 24, 2013
19. ↑ "Tennessee Secretary of State - Official general election results," accessed October 24, 2013

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Current members of the Tennessee House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Cameron Sexton

Representatives

District 1

John Crawford (R)

District 2

Bud Hulsey (R)

District 3

Scotty Campbell (R)

District 4

John Holsclaw (R)

District 5

David Hawk (R)

District 6

Tim Hicks (R)

District 7

Rebecca Alexander (R)

District 8

Jerome Moon (R)

District 9

Gary Hicks (R)

District 10

Rick Eldridge (R)

District 11

Jeremy Faison (R)

District 12

Dale Carr (R)

District 13

Gloria Johnson (D)

District 14

Jason Zachary (R)

District 15

Sam McKenzie (D)

District 16

Michele Carringer (R)

District 17

Andrew Farmer (R)

District 18

Eddie Mannis (R)

District 19

Dave Wright (R)

District 20

Robert Ramsey (R)

District 21

Lowell Russell (R)

District 22

Dan Howell (R)

District 23

Mark Cochran (R)

District 24

Mark Hall (R)

District 25

Cameron Sexton (R)

District 26

Greg Martin (R)

District 27

Patsy Hazlewood (R)

District 28

Yusuf Hakeem (D)

District 29

Greg Vital (R)

District 30

Esther Helton (R)

District 31

Ron Travis (R)

District 32

Kent Calfee (R)

District 33

John Ragan (R)

District 34

Tim Rudd (R)

District 35

Jerry Sexton (R)

District 36

Dennis Powers (R)

District 37

Charlie Baum (R)

District 38

Kelly Keisling (R)

District 39

Iris Rudder (R)

District 40

Terri Weaver (R)

District 41

John Windle (D)

District 42

Ryan Williams (R)

District 43

Paul Sherrell (R)

District 44

William Lamberth (R)

District 45

Johnny Garrett (R)

District 46

Clark Boyd (R)

District 47

Rush Bricken (R)

District 48

Bryan Terry (R)

District 49

Mike Sparks (R)

District 50

Bo Mitchell (D)

District 51

Bill Beck (D)

District 52

Mike Stewart (D)

District 53

Jason Powell (D)

District 54

Vincent Dixie (D)

District 55

John Clemmons (D)

District 56

Bob Freeman (D)

District 57

Susan Lynn (R)

District 58

Harold Love (D)

District 59

Jason Potts (D)

District 60

Darren Jernigan (D)

District 61

Brandon Ogles (R)

District 62

Pat Marsh (R)

District 63

Glen Casada (R)

District 64

Scott Cepicky (R)

District 65

Sam Whitson (R)

District 66

Sabi Kumar (R)

District 67

Jason Hodges (D)

District 68

Curtis Johnson (R)

District 69

Vacant

District 70

Clay Doggett (R)

District 71

David Byrd (R)

District 72

Kirk Haston (R)

District 73

Chris Todd (R)

District 74

Jay Reedy (R)

District 75

Bruce Griffey (R)

District 76

Tandy Darby (R)

District 77

Rusty Grills (R)

District 78

Mary Littleton (R)

District 79

Curtis Halford (R)

District 80

Johnny Shaw (D)

District 81

Debra Moody (R)

District 82

Chris Hurt (R)

District 83

Mark White (R)

District 84

Joe Towns (D)

District 85

Jesse Chism (D)

District 86

Barbara Cooper (D)

District 87

Karen Camper (D)

District 88

Larry Miller (D)

District 89

Justin Lafferty (R)

District 90

Torrey Harris (D)

District 91

Vacant

District 92

Todd Warner (R)

District 93

G.A. Hardaway (D)

District 94

Ron Gant (R)

District 95

Kevin Vaughan (R)

District 96

Dwayne Thompson (D)

District 97

John Gillespie (R)

District 98

Antonio Parkinson (D)

District 99

Tom Leatherwood (R)

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Democratic Party (25)

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