2 candidates are tracked for Tennessee House District 55 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: John Ray Clemmons and Jayla Thomas. Candidate information follows official Davidson County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Your printed ballot carries only the district your address falls in. Confirm your district with your full address or the Davidson County Election Commission. Candidates are from the certified August 6, 2026 primary list. RESULTS ARE IN: this primary was held August 6, 2026 and the nominee is set for the November 3 state general election. Totals are unofficial until the canvass, due no later than Monday, August 24.
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This race. The sitting officeholder, John Ray Clemmons, is on the ballot.
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Democratic Incumbent
John Ray Clemmons is the incumbent state representative for Tennessee House District 55 and is unopposed on the certified August 6, 2026 Democratic primary ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Republican
Per the campaign site.
Jayla Thomas is a business consultant with a background in mergers and acquisitions and energy infrastructure who serves as a commissioner on Nashville's Affordable Housing Trust Fund, per the campaign site. She holds a degree in biological sciences and is raising two daughters in Nashville, per the campaign site. She is running for the Tennessee state legislature, per the campaign site.
Who is running for Tennessee House District 55 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Tennessee House District 55 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: John Ray Clemmons and Jayla Thomas. Candidate information follows official Davidson County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Tennessee House District 55 election in Tennessee?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Tennessee are on the Tennessee election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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