MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Democrat Torrey Harris declared victory Tuesday night over incumbent John DeBerry, who held the District 90 Tennessee House seat since 1994.
With 100% of the vote counted, results showed Harris ahead of DeBerry 77% to 23%.
Harris, a community advocate, ran against DeBerry in the Democratic primary in 2018.
He would be one of the first two openly LGBT members of the Tennessee General Assembly, along with Eddie Maniss, who won his race in East Tennessee, according to news reports.
DeBerry, who ran for years as a Democrat but came under fire for voting with Republicans, was thrown off the ballot by the Democratic Party, and ran as an independent.
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NOTE: This story has been updated to include information on Maniss.