August 2026 Primary

Tennessee House District 43 Republican Primary

Paul Sherrell won with 64.2% of the vote, a margin of 28.4 points.

The result

  • Paul SherrellWinnerIncumbent64.2% 7,415
  • DeWayne Howard35.8% 4,135

11,550 votes counted across 2 of 2 counties.

County by county

2 counties reported in this race. Sorted by total votes cast.

CountyPrecinctsPaul SherrellDeWayne Howard
Warren20 / 204,1741,956
White11 / 113,241

Results are from the Tennessee Secretary of State and are complete. They remain unofficial until county election commissions certify them, which Tennessee law requires by the third Monday after the election.

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