2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Tennessee House District 85

1 candidate, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Jesse Chism

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 85 (since 2019)

Jesse Chism has served as State Representative for District 85 in the Tennessee General Assembly since 2019, a district that includes all or part of Shelby. 102 House Members Tennessee Blue Book Mark Cochran County. The Tennessee Blue Book lists the occupation as Investor.

Chism's committees

Calendar and Rules Committee
Finance, Ways and Means Committee
State and Local Government Committee
Departments and Agencies Subcommittee
Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee

Sources for Chism

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)

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