The 2018 Tennessee State Senate election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect 18 of the 33 seats for the Tennessee's State Senate. The elections coincided with the Governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and State House elections. The primary elections were held on August 2, 2018.[1]
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18 of the 33 seats in the Tennessee State Senate 17 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results: Republican hold Democratic hold No Election Vote Share: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% >90% 80–90% >90% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Retirements edit
Three incumbents (2 Democrats and 1 Republican) did not run for re-election in 2018. Those incumbents are:
Democrats edit
- District 19: Thelma Harper retired.
- District 29: Lee Harris retired to run for mayor of Shelby County.
Republicans edit
- District 13: Bill Ketron retired to run for mayor of Rutherford County.
Incumbents defeated edit
In the primary election edit
Democrats edit
- District 33: Reginald Tate lost renomination to Katrina Robinson.
Results summary edit
Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | ||||||
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No. | % | Before | Up | Won | After | +/– | |||
Republican | 16 | 671,278 | 58.86 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 28 | ||
Democratic | 15 | 459,033 | 40.25 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ||
Independent | 2 | 9,756 | 0.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Write-in | 2 | 421 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 1,140,488 | 100 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 33 | |||
Source: [1] |
Closest race edit
This race was decided by a margin of under 10%:
District | Winner | Margin |
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District 31 | Republican | 1.78% |
Detailed results by State Senate District edit
District 1 • District 2 (special) • District 3 • District 5 • District 7 • District 9 • District 11 • District 13 • District 15 • District 17 • District 19 • District 21 • District 23 • District 25 • District 27 • District 29 • District 31 • District 33 |
District 1 edit
Republican primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Southerland (incumbent) | 22,806 | 100 | |
Total votes | 22,806 | 100 |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Steve Southerland (incumbent) | 43,262 | 100 | |
Total votes | 43,262 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 2 (special) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Art Swann (incumbent) | 13,824 | 56.54 | |
Republican | Scott P. Williams | 6,836 | 27.96 | |
Republican | Wesley P. Maples | 3,792 | 15.51 | |
Total votes | 24,452 | 100 |
Democratic primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | J. Nathan Higdon (write-in) | 314 | 100 | |
Total votes | 314 | 100 |
Special election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Art Swann (incumbent) | 55,595 | 99.28 | |
Write-in | J. Nathan Higdon | 402 | 0.72 | |
Total votes | 55,997 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 3 edit
Republican primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rusty Crowe (incumbent) | 22,481 | 100 | |
Total votes | 22,481 | 100 |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Rusty Crowe (incumbent) | 50,236 | 100 | |
Total votes | 50,236 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 5 edit
Republican primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Randy McNally (incumbent) | 23,525 | 100 | |
Total votes | 23,525 | 100 |
Democratic primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Stuart Starr | 6,303 | 100 | |
Total votes | 6,303 | 100 |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Randy McNally (incumbent) | 48,336 | 71.84 | |
Democratic | Stuart Starr | 18,948 | 28.16 | |
Total votes | 83,019 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 7 edit
Republican primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Richard Briggs (incumbent) | 19,166 | 100 | |
Total votes | 19,166 | 100 |
Democratic primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jamie Ballinger | 9,319 | 100 | |
Total votes | 9,319 | 100 |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Richard Briggs (incumbent) | 38,558 | 55.57 | |
Democratic | Jamie Ballinger | 30,826 | 44.43 | |
Total votes | 69,384 | 100 |
District 9 edit
Republican primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Bell (incumbent) | 24,548 | 100 | |
Total votes | 24,548 | 100 |
Democratic primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Carl Lansden | 4,775 | 100 | |
Total votes | 4,775 | 100 |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Bell (incumbent) | 45,006 | 77.74 | |
Democratic | Carl Lansden | 12,887 | 22.26 | |
Total votes | 57,893 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 11 edit
Republican primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bo Watson (incumbent) | 20,257 | 100 | |
Total votes | 20,257 | 100 |
Democratic primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Randall "Randy" Price | 8,152 | 100 | |
Total votes | 8,152 | 100 |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bo Watson (incumbent) | 51,082 | 65.14 | |
Democratic | Randall "Randy" Price | 27,332 | 34.86 | |
Total votes | 78,141 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 13 edit
Republican primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dawn White | 10,639 | 58.22 | |
Republican | Ernest G. Burgess | 7,635 | 41.78 | |
Total votes | 18,274 | 100 |
Democratic primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kelly Northcutt | 8,217 | 100 | |
Total votes | 8,217 | 100 |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dawn White | 36,594 | 57.07 | |
Democratic | Kelly Northcutt | 25,974 | 40.50 | |
Independent | Ginger Smith | 1,559 | 2.43 | |
Total votes | 64,127 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 15 edit
Republican primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Paul Bailey (incumbent) | 25,808 | 100 | |
Total votes | 25,808 | 100 |
Democratic primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Angela Hedgecough | 7,636 | 100 | |
Total votes | 7,636 | 100 |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Paul Bailey (incumbent) | 48,919 | 73.64 | |
Democratic | Angela Hedgecough | 17,512 | 26.36 | |
Total votes | 66,431 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 17 edit
Republican primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mark Pody (incumbent) | 31,437 | 100 | |
Total votes | 31,437 | 100 |
Democratic primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mary Alice Carfi | 10,460 | 100 | |
Total votes | 10,460 | 100 |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mark Pody (incumbent) | 53,364 | 70.39 | |
Democratic | Mary Alice Carfi | 22,452 | 29.61 | |
Total votes | 75,816 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 19 edit
Democratic primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Brenda Gilmore | 13,885 | 64.70 | |
Democratic | Howard Jones | 5,262 | 24.52 | |
Democratic | Sandra Moore | 1,181 | 5.50 | |
Democratic | George Thomas | 1,132 | 5.28 | |
Total votes | 21,460 | 100 |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Brenda Gilmore | 49,586 | 85.79 | |
Independent | Christina "Chris" Callaway | 6,271 | 10.85 | |
Independent | Rueben "Dock" Dockery | 1,926 | 3.33 | |
Write-in | Howard Jones | 19 | 0.03 | |
Total votes | 57,802 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 21 edit
Democratic primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jeff Yarbro (incumbent) | 19,402 | 100 | |
Total votes | 19,402 | 100 |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jeff Yarbro (incumbent) | 55,905 | 100 | |
Total votes | 55,905 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 23 edit
Republican primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jack Johnson (incumbent) | 26,893 | 100 | |
Total votes | 26,893 | 100 |
Democratic primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Kristen Grimm | 9,673 | 100 | |
Total votes | 9,673 | 100 |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jack Johnson (incumbent) | 68,118 | 66.90 | |
Democratic | Kristen Grimm | 33,710 | 33.11 | |
Total votes | 101,828 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 25 edit
Republican primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kerry Roberts (incumbent) | 23,909 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 23,909 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Wade Munday | 9,078 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 9,078 | 100.00% |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kerry Roberts (incumbent) | 47,188 | 71.52 | |
Democratic | Wade Munday | 18,795 | 28.49 | |
Total votes | 65,983 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 27 edit
Republican primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ed Jackson (incumbent) | 14,404 | 70.76 | |
Republican | Brandon Dodds | 5,951 | 29.24 | |
Total votes | 20,355 | 100 |
Democratic primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Savannah Williamson | 3,692 | 42.99 | |
Democratic | Jackie Williams | 3,637 | 42.35 | |
Democratic | John H. York Jr. | 1,259 | 14.66 | |
Total votes | 8,588 | 100 |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ed Jackson (incumbent) | 35,837 | 65.14 | |
Democratic | Savannah Williamson | 19,177 | 34.86 | |
Write-in | John H. York Jr. | 0 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 55,014 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 29 edit
Democratic primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Raumesh Akbari | 14,861 | 58.42 | |
Democratic | Justin Ford | 10,577 | 41.58 | |
Total votes | 25,438 | 100 |
Republican primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Stephens | 3,873 | 100 | |
Total votes | 3,873 | 100 |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Raumesh Akbari | 43,851 | 83.48 | |
Republican | Tom Stephens | 8,679 | 16.52 | |
Total votes | 52,530 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 31 edit
Republican primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brian Kelsey (incumbent) | 22,767 | 100 | |
Total votes | 22,767 | 100 |
Democratic primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gabby Salinas | 7,737 | 47.98 | |
Democratic | David Weatherspoon | 6,890 | 42.73 | |
Democratic | M. Rodanial Ray Ransom | 1,499 | 9.30 | |
Total votes | 16,126 | 100 |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brian Kelsey (incumbent) | 40,504 | 50.89 | |
Democratic | Gabby Salinas | 39,086 | 49.11 | |
Total votes | 79,590 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 33 edit
Democratic primary edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Katrina Robinson | 14,164 | 68.66 | |
Democratic | Reginald Tate (incumbent) | 6,464 | 31.34 | |
Total votes | 20,628 | 100 |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Katrina Robinson | 42,992 | 100 | |
Total votes | 42,992 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Tennessee Primaries: What to Watch For". New York Times. August 2, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- ^ "August 2, 2018 Republican Primary" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ "August 2, 2018 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ "November 6, 2018 State General" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved October 7, 2023.