Dennis Powers (Tennessee)
Dennis Powers (Republican Party) is a member of theTennessee House of Representatives, representingDistrict 36. He assumed office in 2010. His current term ends on November 3, 2026.
Powers (Republican Party) is running for re-election to theTennessee House of Representatives to representDistrict 36. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled onAugust 6, 2026.[source]
Biography
Powers holds a B.S. in business administration from the University of Tennessee. He was an insurance agent and golf coach at Jacksboro Middle School.
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Powers was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Powers was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Powers was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Tennessee committee assignments, 2017 |
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| •Business and Utilities |
| •Insurance and Banking |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Powers served on the following committees:
| Tennessee committee assignments, 2015 |
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| •Agriculture and Natural Resources |
| •Insurance and Banking |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Powers served on the following committees:
| Tennessee committee assignments, 2013 |
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| •Agriculture and Natural Resources |
| •Insurance and Banking |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Powers served on these committees:
| Tennessee committee assignments, 2011 |
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| •Commerce |
| •Education |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2026
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General election
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 36
IncumbentDennis Powers is running in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 36 on August 6, 2026.
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2024
See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 36
IncumbentDennis Powers won election in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 36 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dennis Powers (R) | 100.0 | 24,118 | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 36
IncumbentDennis Powers advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 36 on August 1, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dennis Powers | 100.0 | 6,516 | |
Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 6,516 | |||
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Endorsements
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Pledges
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2022
See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 36
IncumbentDennis Powers won election in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 36 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dennis Powers (R) | 100.0 | 11,892 | |
Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 11,892 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 36
IncumbentDennis Powers advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 36 on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dennis Powers | 100.0 | 8,929 | |
Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 8,929 | |||
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2020
See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 36
IncumbentDennis Powers defeatedCJ Mitchell in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 36 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dennis Powers (R) | 82.5 | 19,044 | |
| CJ Mitchell (D) | 17.5 | 4,053 | ||
Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 23,097 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 36
CJ Mitchell advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 36 on August 6, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | CJ Mitchell | 100.0 | 905 | |
There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 905 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 36
IncumbentDennis Powers advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 36 on August 6, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dennis Powers | 100.0 | 4,877 | |
Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 4,877 | |||
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2018
See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 36
IncumbentDennis Powers defeatedCassandra Mitchell in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 36 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dennis Powers (R) | 77.6 | 12,740 | |
| Cassandra Mitchell (D) | 22.4 | 3,674 | ||
Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 16,414 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 36
Cassandra Mitchell advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 36 on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cassandra Mitchell | 100.0 | 2,117 | |
There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 2,117 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 36
IncumbentDennis Powers advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 36 on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dennis Powers | 100.0 | 9,070 | |
Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 9,070 | |||
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2016
Elections for theTennessee 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.
IncumbentDennis Powers defeatedBob Fannon in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 36 general election.[1][2]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 36 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | 72.47% | 13,944 | ||
| Democratic | Bob Fannon | 27.53% | 5,297 | |
| Total Votes | 19,241 | |||
| Source:Tennessee Secretary of State | ||||
Bob Fannon ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 36 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 36 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | ||
IncumbentDennis Powers ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 36 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 36 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | ||
2014
Elections for 99 seats in theTennessee House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 7, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 3, 2014.James Virgil Kidwell was unopposed in the Democratic primary. IncumbentDennis Powers was unopposed in the Republican primary. Powers defeated Kidwell in the general election.[5][6]
2012
Powers won re-election in the2012 election forTennessee House of Representatives, District 36. Powers ran unopposed in the August 2 primary election and defeatedVirgil Kidwell (I) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | 79% | 13,616 | ||
| Independent | Virgil Kidwell | 21% | 3,630 | |
| Total Votes | 17,246 | |||
2010
Powers defeated DemocratKeith Clotfelter in the general election onNovember 2, 2010.He defeated incumbentChad Faulkner in the August 5 primary.[9][10]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 36 General Election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| 7,016 | ||||
| Keith Clotfelter (D) | 4,838 | |||
Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
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2020
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2016
Powers' campaign website highlighted the following issues:[11]
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Presidential preference
2012
Dennis Powers (Tennessee) endorsedRick Santorum in the 2012 presidential election.
Campaign finance summary
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| Year | Office | Status | Contributions | Expenditures |
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| 2024* | Tennessee House of Representatives District 36 | Won general | $86,600 | $62,925 |
| 2022 | Tennessee House of Representatives District 36 | Won general | $87,850 | $73,197 |
| 2020 | Tennessee House of Representatives District 36 | Won general | $90,991 | N/A** |
| 2018 | Tennessee House of Representatives District 36 | Won general | $89,102 | N/A** |
| 2016 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 36 | Won | $105,540 | N/A** |
| 2014 | Tennessee State House, District 36 | Won | $67,340 | N/A** |
| 2012 | Tennessee State House, District 36 | Won | $57,949 | N/A** |
| 2010 | Tennessee State House, District 36 | Won | $121,819 | N/A** |
| 1996 | Tennessee State House, District 36 | Lost | $20,413 | N/A** |
| ** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle | ||||
| Note: Totals above reflect only available data. | ||||
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2024
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In 2024, theTennessee State Legislature was in session from January 9 to April 25.
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2023
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In 2023, theTennessee State Legislature was in session from January 10 to April 21.
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2022
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In 2022, theTennessee State Legislature was in session from January 11 to April 28.
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2021
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In 2021, theTennessee State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 5.
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2020
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In 2020, theTennessee State Legislature was in session from January 14 to June 19.
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2019
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In 2019, theTennessee General Assembly was in session January 8 through May 2.
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2018
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In 2018, the 110thTennessee General Assembly, second session, was in session January 9 to April 27.
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2017
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In 2017, the 110thTennessee General Assembly, first session, was in session January 10 to May 10.
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2016
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In 2016, the 109thTennessee General Assembly, second year, was in session from January 12 through April 22
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2015
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In 2015, the 109thTennessee General Assembly, first year, was in session from January 13 through April 22.
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2014
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In 2014, the 108thTennessee General Assembly, second year, was in session from January 14 to April 18.
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2013
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In 2013, the 108thTennessee General Assembly, first year, was in session from January 8 to April 19.
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2012
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In 2012, the 107thTennessee General Assembly, second year, was in session from January 10 through May 1.
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2011
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In 2011, the 107thTennessee General Assembly, first year, was in session from January 11 to May 21.
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Personal
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Powers and his wife, Tracy, live in Jacksboro, Tennessee.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
Officeholder Tennessee House of Representatives District 36 | Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑The New York Times, "Election 2016," accessed November 11, 2016
- ↑Tennessee Secretary of State, "2016 general election results - Tennessee House of Representatives," accessed January 19, 2017
- ↑3.03.1Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 8, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 11, 2016
- ↑4.04.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 4, 2016 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 4, 2016
- ↑Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 7, 2014 Election Results," accessed September 11, 2014
- ↑Tennessee Secretary of State, "Petitions Filed for State Senate and State House of Representatives," accessed April 5, 2014
- ↑Tennessee Secretary of State, "2012 List of Candidates," accessed April 18, 2014
- ↑Tennessee Department of State, "Election Results," accessed April 18, 2014
- ↑Tennessee Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Election Official Results," accessed April 18, 2014
- ↑Tennessee Secretary of State, "2010 Tennessee General election results," accessed April 18, 2014
- ↑Dennis H. Powers, "Platform," accessed July 8, 2016
- ↑Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑Tennessee Bar Association, "Nashville Chamber Releases 2015 Legislative Scorecard," accessed November 10, 2015
- ↑Tennessee Bar Association, "Nashville Chamber Releases 2015 Legislative Scorecard," accessed November 10, 2015
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