Dwayne Thompson

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

Dwayne Thompson
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 96th district
Assumed office
November 8, 2016[1]
Preceded bySteve McManus
Personal details
Born (1950-10-06) October 6, 1950[2]
Memphis, Tennessee[2]
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJennifer[2]
Children2[2]
ResidenceCordova, Tennessee[2]
Alma materUniversity of Memphis[3]

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
  1. "Dwayne Thompson (Tennessee)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. "Dwayne Thompson's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  3. "Representative Dwayne Thompson". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  4. "Tennessee House of Representatives District 96". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 27 June 2020.


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