2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Tennessee House District 43

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Samantha Petit

Democratic

Work: Health care worker; small business owner

Samantha Petit works in the health care field and owns a small business.

Sources for Petit

Samantha Petit candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Paul Sherrell

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 43 (since 2017)

Paul Sherrell has served as State Representative for District 43 in the Tennessee General Assembly since 2017, a district that includes all or part of Warren and White counties. The Tennessee Blue Book lists the occupation as Small Business Owner.

Sherrell's committees

Government Operations Committee
Health Committee
Private Acts Committee
Transportation Committee
Joint Government Operations Commerce, Labor, Transportation and Agriculture Subcommittee
Population Health Subcommittee

Sources for Sherrell

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)

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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