TN-HD97: Candidates in competitive District 97 House race deadlocked in TV spending

Candidates for a contested Tennessee House seat in Memphis are neck and neck in TV advertisement spending as Election Day approaches.

Two-term incumbent Rep. John Gillespie, R-Memphis, faces Democrat Jesse Huseth, a business owner and former educator in the race to represent District 97, spanning Cordova and East Memphis.

Democrats — including a national fundraising committee — have rallied behind Huseth as he attempts to flip the seat. Gillespie has tallied donations from Republican House leaders and received independent support from the Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee, a political action committee funded by Republicans.

Huseth entered the final stretch of the campaign with a lead of roughly $24,000 on Gillespie, according to campaign finance disclosures submitted in mid-October.



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