Elaine Davis (politician)

Elaine Davis
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 18th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 10, 2023
Preceded by	Eddie Mannis
Personal details
Born	(1967-07-25) July 25, 1967 (age 57)
Political party	Republican
Other political affiliations	Democratic (2006)
Children	3
Education	University of Tennessee (BA)

Elaine Davis (born July 25, 1967) is an American politician. She is a Republican, and represents parts of western and southern Knox County in the 18th district of the Tennessee House of Representatives.[1] She assumed office on January 10, 2023.

Early life and education

Davis was born on July 25, 1967, and attended Farragut High School. She graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor's degree.[1]

Political career

2006 Knox County Commission Election

In 2006, Davis ran for Seat B of the 4th District for the Knox County Commission. She ran as a Democrat in the Primary.[2] She lost the general election to Phil B. Guthe

Knox County Commission 4th District, Seat B General Election[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil B. Guthe	3,214	55.3%
	Democratic	Elaine Davis	2,591	44.6%
	Republican	Harry Sherrod	3	0.05%
Total votes			5,808	100.0

2020 Tennessee House Election

In 2020, Davis ran for the Tennessee House of Representatives in the 13th District. She won the Republican Primary unopposed. She lost to Democratic incumbent Gloria Johnson.

Tennessee's 13th representative district Republican primary, 2020[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elaine Davis	4,066	100.00%
Total votes			4,066	100.0

Tennessee's 13th representative district election results[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gloria Johnson (incumbent)	14,242	52.93
	Republican	Elaine Davis	12,664	47.07
Total votes			26,906	100.0

2022 Tennessee House Election

After redistricting, Davis was in the 18th House District. The 18th District consists of the Suburbs around I-75 and West Knoxville, including the communities of Amherst, Ceder Bluff, Rocky Hill, Bearden, Sequoyah Hills, Lakemoor Hills, Topside, Mount Olive, and Bonny Kate.[6] She won the Republican primary, and defeated Democrat Greg B. Kaplan.[7][8]

Tennessee's 18th representative district Republican primary[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elaine Davis	3,529	55.9%
	Republican	Janet Testerman	2,785	44.1%
Total votes			6,314	100.0

Tennessee's 18th representative district election Results[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elaine Davis	11,604	54.1%
	Democratic	Gregory B. Kaplan	9,846	45.9%
Total votes			21,450	100.0

Tenure

Davis assumed office on January 10, 2023. She voted in favor of expelling three Democratic members of the State House after violating decorum rules, including Gloria Johnson.[11][12][13]

References

1. "Representatives - TN General Assembly". wapp.capitol.tn.gov. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
2. "State Primary and County General Total Results" knoxcounty.org. Retrieved May 26, 2023
3. "Knox County, Tennessee — Official Ballot for State Primary and County General Election" (PDF). knoxcounty.org. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
4. "State of Tennessee August 6, 2020 Republican Primary" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
5. "November 3, 2020 State of Tennessee State General" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. December 2, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
6. "Map of Knox County State House Districts"(PDF) knoxcounty.org. Retrieved May 26, 2023
7. North, John; Barclay, Tom (August 3, 2022). "Unofficial Election Results: Knox Co. Mayor Glenn Jacobs reelected; some races see close wins". WBIR-TV. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
8. Moore, Hannah (November 8, 2022). "Elaine Davis to succeed Eddie Mannis for Tennessee state house seat". WATE-TV. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
9. "State of Tennessee August 4, 2022 Republican Primary" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
10. "State of Tennessee November 8, 2022 State General" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
11. "Tennessee General Assembly Legislation HR65". wapp.capitol.tn.gov. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
12. "Tennessee General Assembly Legislation HR64". wapp.capitol.tn.gov. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
13. "Tennessee General Assembly Legislation HR63". wapp.capitol.tn.gov. Retrieved May 26, 2023.