Incumbent Rep. Greg Martin, a Republican from Hixson, will represent that area in the Tennessee House of Representatives for another term after holding off his Democratic challenger for the second time in as many years.
As early results came in, Martin said he felt good about his lead over Democrat Allison Gorman, who conceded the race Tuesday night.
“The first thing I would want to say is that how grateful I am to the people of the district 26 in Hamilton County who have rejected negative politics and socialist policies of my opponent and rejected dark money from outside trying to buy an election,” Martin said by phone. “They have voted for a Tennessee that is about security and economic opportunity and prosperity, and that’s what I’m going to go back to Nashville to work on, to make sure that our schools and streets are safe.”
With all precincts counted, Martin won the seat with 24,552 votes to Gorman’s 14,966, according to the final unofficial vote totals released by the Hamilton County Election Commission.
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