2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Tennessee House District 97

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

John Gillespie

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 97 (since 2021)

John Gillespie has served as State Representative for District 97 in the Tennessee General Assembly since 2021, a district that includes all or part of Shelby County. The Tennessee Blue Book lists the occupation as Nonprofit Development.

Gillespie's committees

Finance, Ways and Means Committee (Vice-Chair)
Council on Pensions
Health Committee
Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee
Population Health Subcommittee

Sources for Gillespie

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)

Jesse Huseth

Democratic

Work: Owner, JH Snacks LLC; former teacher

Jesse Huseth owns JH Snacks LLC, after working as a data analyst and e-commerce manager at Jim Keras Chevrolet and teaching at White Station Middle School. Jesse Huseth holds an English degree from the University of Memphis.

Sources for Huseth

Jesse Huseth candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

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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