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2018 Tennessee State Senate election
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Results by gains and holds
Results by winning party vote share
Results:
Republican hold
Democratic hold
No Election
Vote Share:
50?60%
60?70%
70?80%
>90%
80?90%
>90%
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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]
Retirements
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Three incumbents (2
Democrats
and 1
Republican
) did not run for re-election in 2018. Those incumbents are:
Democrats
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- District 19:
Thelma Harper
retired.
- District 29:
Lee Harris
retired to run for
mayor of Shelby County
.
Republicans
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- District 13:
Bill Ketron
retired to run for
mayor of Rutherford County
.
Incumbents defeated
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In the primary election
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Democrats
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- District 33:
Reginald Tate
lost renomination to
Katrina Robinson
.
Results summary
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Summary of the November 6, 2018
Tennessee Senate
election results
Party
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Candidates
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Votes
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Seats
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No.
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%
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Before
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Up
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Won
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After
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+/?
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Republican
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16
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671,278
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58.86
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28
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14
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14
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28
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Democratic
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15
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459,033
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40.25
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5
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4
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4
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5
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Independent
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2
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9,756
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0.86
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Write-in
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2
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421
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0.04
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Total
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1,140,488
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100
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33
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18
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18
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33
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Source:
[1]
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Popular vote
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Republican
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58.86%
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Democratic
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40.25%
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Other
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0.90%
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Senate seats
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Republican
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84.85%
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Democratic
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15.15%
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Closest race
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This race was decided by a margin of under 10%:
District
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Winner
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Margin
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District 31
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Republican
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1.78%
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Detailed results by State Senate District
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Sources:
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District 1
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Republican primary
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General election
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District 2 (special)
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Democratic primary
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Special election
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District 3
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Republican primary
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General election
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District 5
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Republican primary
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Democratic primary
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General election
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District 7
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Republican primary
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Democratic primary
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General election
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District 9
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Republican primary
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Democratic primary
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General election
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District 11
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Republican primary
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Democratic primary
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General election
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District 13
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Republican primary
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Democratic primary
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General election
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District 15
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Republican primary
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Democratic primary
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General election
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District 17
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Republican primary
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Democratic primary
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General election
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District 19
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Democratic primary
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General election
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District 21
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Democratic primary
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General election
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District 23
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Republican primary
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Democratic primary
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General election
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District 25
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Republican primary
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Democratic primary
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General election
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District 27
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Republican primary
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Democratic primary
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General election
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District 29
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Democratic primary
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Republican primary
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General election
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District 31
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Republican primary
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Democratic primary
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General election
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District 33
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Democratic primary
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General election
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See also
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References
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