Dwayne Thompson

Dwayne Thompson
Dwayne Thompson
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives; from the 96th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; November 8, 2016
Preceded by	Steve McManus
Personal details
Born	October 6, 1950 (age 73); Memphis, Tennessee
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Jennifer
Children	2
Residence	Cordova, Tennessee
Alma mater	University of Memphis

Dwayne Thompson (born October 6, 1950) is an American politician. He is a Democrat representing District 96 in the Tennessee House of Representatives.

Political career

In 2014, Thompson ran for election to represent District 10 in the Tennessee House of Representatives, but lost to Republican incumbent Steve McManus.^[4] In 2016, he ran again, and defeated McManus in a race decided by 365 votes. Thompson was re-elected in 2018, and is running again in 2020.^[1]

As of June 2020, Thompson sits on the following committees:^[3]

Consumer and Human Resources Committee
Consumer and Human Resources Subcommittee
Insurance Committee
Property & Casualty Subcommittee

Electoral record

2014 general election: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 96^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve McManus	9,990	62%
	Democratic	Dwayne Thompson	6,123	38%

2016 Democratic primary: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 96^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dwayne Thompson	1,481	60.08%
	Democratic	Earl LeFlore	984	39.92%

2016 general election: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 96^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dwayne Thompson	14,150	50.65%
	Republican	Steve McManus	13,785	49.35%

Thompson was unopposed in the 2018 Democratic primary for the District 96 seat.^[1]

2018 general election: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 96^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dwayne Thompson	14,829	57.4%
	Republican	Scott McCormick	11,007	42.6%

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Dwayne Thompson (Tennessee)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Dwayne Thompson's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Representative Dwayne Thompson". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Tennessee House of Representatives District 96". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

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[ballotpedia-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Dwayne Thompson (Tennessee)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

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[capital-tn-gov-3] "Representative Dwayne Thompson". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

[ballotpedia-district96-4] "Tennessee House of Representatives District 96". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

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