Dwayne Thompson

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

Dwayne Thompson
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 96th district
In office November 8, 2016[1] – January 14, 2025
Preceded by	Steve McManus
Succeeded by	Gabby Salinas
Personal details
Born	(1950-10-06) October 6, 1950 (age 74)[2] Memphis, Tennessee[2]
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Jennifer[2]
Children	2[2]
Residence	Cordova, Tennessee[2]
Alma mater	University 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%