2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Tennessee House District 40

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Michael Hale

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 40 (since 2023)

Michael Hale has served as State Representative for District 40 in the Tennessee General Assembly since 2023, a district that includes all or part of Cannon, DeKalb, Jackson, Smith and Wilson counties. The Tennessee Blue Book lists the occupation as Owner of DeKalb Funeral Chapel, Farmer.

Hale's committees

TennCare Subcommittee (Chair)
Commerce Committee
Finance, Ways and Means Committee
Insurance Committee
Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee

Sources for Hale

Tennessee Blue Book 2025-2026: House of Representatives (Tennessee Secretary of State (Tennessee Blue Book 2025-2026), Public record)
Tennessee General Assembly: current member roster (Tennessee Secretary of State (Tennessee Blue Book 2025-2026), Public record)

Daniel T. Hawthorne

Democratic

We haven't found a sourced summary for Daniel T. Hawthorne yet.

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Sources

Candidate list and race details

2026 Candidate Lists, November 3, 2026 State and Federal General Election (U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Governor, Tennessee Senate and House) (Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections, Public record)

What's included: U.S. Senate and House, statewide offices, every state legislative district on the ballot and statewide ballot measures.
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Candidate lists: As of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

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