Rusty Grills (Republican Party) is a member of theTennessee House of Representatives, representingDistrict 77. He assumed office on January 14, 2020. His current term ends on November 3, 2026.

Grills (Republican Party) is running for re-election to theTennessee House of Representatives to representDistrict 77. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled onAugust 6, 2026.^[source]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Grills was assigned to the following committees:

• Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
• Civil Justice Committee
• House Rules Committee
• Transportation Committee

2021-2022

Grills was assigned to the following committees:

• Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee,Vice chair
• Naming and Designating Committee
• Transportation Committee

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2026

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on August 6, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 77

IncumbentRusty Grills is running in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 77 on August 6, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Rusty Grills

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Endorsements

2024

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 77

IncumbentRusty Grills won election in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 77 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Rusty Grills (R)	100.0	20,457

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 77

IncumbentRusty Grills defeatedJames Cobb in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 77 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Rusty Grills	71.5	4,169
	Submit photo	James Cobb	28.5	1,660

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,829
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Endorsements

2022

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 77

IncumbentRusty Grills won election in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 77 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Rusty Grills (R)	100.0	12,785

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 77

IncumbentRusty Grills advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 77 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Rusty Grills	100.0	7,487

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,487
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2020

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 77

IncumbentRusty Grills won election in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 77 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Rusty Grills (R)	100.0	21,036

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 77

IncumbentRusty Grills advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 77 on August 6, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Rusty Grills	100.0	5,959

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joshua Kraus (R)

2019

See also: Tennessee state legislative special elections, 2019

General election

Special general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 77

Rusty Grills defeatedMichael Smith,Max Smith,Ronnie Henley, andBilly Jones in the special general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 77 on December 19, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Rusty Grills (R)	85.2	3,344
	Submit photo	Michael Smith (D)	12.8	504
	Submit photo	Max Smith (Independent)	1.0	39
		Ronnie Henley (Independent)	0.5	21
	Submit photo	Billy Jones (Independent)	0.4	15

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,923
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 77

Michael Smith advanced from the special Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 77 on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Michael Smith	100.0	526

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Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 77

Rusty Grills defeated incumbentCasey Hood,Bob Kirk, andVanedda Webb in the special Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 77 on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Rusty Grills	55.9	4,210
	Submit photo	Casey Hood	25.5	1,918
	Submit photo	Bob Kirk	10.1	759
	Submit photo	Vanedda Webb	8.6	644

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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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2019

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Campaign finance summary

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Scorecards

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