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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
Three incumbents (2 Democrats and 1 Republican) did not run for re-election in 2018. Those incumbents are:
Democrats
- District 19: Thelma Harper retired.
- District 29: Lee Harris retired to run for mayor of Shelby County.
Republicans
- District 13: Bill Ketron retired to run for mayor of Rutherford County.
Incumbents defeated
In the primary election
Democrats
- District 33: Reginald Tate lost renomination to Katrina Robinson.
Results summary
Summary of the November 6, 2018 Tennessee Senate election results Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats |
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] |
Popular vote | | | | Republican | | 58.86% | Democratic | | 40.25% | Other | | 0.90% | |
Senate seats | | | | Republican | | 84.85% | Democratic | | 15.15% | |
Closest race
This race was decided by a margin of under 10%:
District | Winner | Margin |
District 31 | Republican | 1.78% |
Detailed results by State Senate District
Sources: [2][3][4]
District 1
Republican primary
Republican primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Steve Southerland (incumbent) | 22,806 | 100 |
Total votes | 22,806 | 100 |
General election
District 2 (special)
Republican primary 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
Democratic primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | J. Nathan Higdon (write-in) | 314 | 100 |
Total votes | 314 | 100 |
Special election
District 3
Republican primary
Republican primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Rusty Crowe (incumbent) | 22,481 | 100 |
Total votes | 22,481 | 100 |
General election
District 5
Republican primary
Republican primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Randy McNally (incumbent) | 23,525 | 100 |
Total votes | 23,525 | 100 |
Democratic primary
Democratic primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Stuart Starr | 6,303 | 100 |
Total votes | 6,303 | 100 |
General election
District 7
Republican primary
Republican primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Richard Briggs (incumbent) | 19,166 | 100 |
Total votes | 19,166 | 100 |
Democratic primary
Democratic primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Jamie Ballinger | 9,319 | 100 |
Total votes | 9,319 | 100 |
General election
District 9
Republican primary
Republican primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Mike Bell (incumbent) | 24,548 | 100 |
Total votes | 24,548 | 100 |
Democratic primary
Democratic primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Carl Lansden | 4,775 | 100 |
Total votes | 4,775 | 100 |
General election
Tennessee's 9th State Senate District General Election, 2018 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Mike Bell (incumbent) | 45,006 | 77.74 |
| Democratic | Carl Lansden | 12,887 | 22.26 |
Total votes | 57,893 | 100 |
| Republican hold |
District 11
Republican primary
Republican primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Bo Watson (incumbent) | 20,257 | 100 |
Total votes | 20,257 | 100 |
Democratic primary
Democratic primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Randall "Randy" Price | 8,152 | 100 |
Total votes | 8,152 | 100 |
General election
District 13
Republican primary
Republican primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Dawn White | 10,639 | 58.22 |
| Republican | Ernest G. Burgess | 7,635 | 41.78 |
Total votes | 18,274 | 100 |
Democratic primary
Democratic primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Kelly Northcutt | 8,217 | 100 |
Total votes | 8,217 | 100 |
General election
District 15
Republican primary
Republican primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Paul Bailey (incumbent) | 25,808 | 100 |
Total votes | 25,808 | 100 |
Democratic primary
Democratic primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Angela Hedgecough | 7,636 | 100 |
Total votes | 7,636 | 100 |
General election
Tennessee's 15th State Senate District General Election, 2018 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Paul Bailey (incumbent) | 48,919 | 73.64 |
| Democratic | Angela Hedgecough | 17,512 | 26.36 |
Total votes | 66,431 | 100 |
| Republican hold |
District 17
Republican primary
Republican primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Mark Pody (incumbent) | 31,437 | 100 |
Total votes | 31,437 | 100 |
Democratic primary
Democratic primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Mary Alice Carfi | 10,460 | 100 |
Total votes | 10,460 | 100 |
General election
District 19
Democratic primary
Democratic primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
District 21
Democratic primary
Democratic primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Jeff Yarbro (incumbent) | 19,402 | 100 |
Total votes | 19,402 | 100 |
General election
District 23
Republican primary
Republican primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jack Johnson (incumbent) | 26,893 | 100 |
Total votes | 26,893 | 100 |
Democratic primary
Democratic primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Kristen Grimm | 9,673 | 100 |
Total votes | 9,673 | 100 |
General election
Tennessee's 23rd State Senate District General Election, 2018 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jack Johnson (incumbent) | 68,118 | 66.90 |
| Democratic | Kristen Grimm | 33,710 | 33.11 |
Total votes | 101,828 | 100 |
| Republican hold |
District 25
Republican primary
Republican primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Kerry Roberts (incumbent) | 23,909 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 23,909 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary
Democratic primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Wade Munday | 9,078 | 100.00% |
Total votes | 9,078 | 100.00% |
General election
District 27
Republican primary
Republican primary 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
Democratic primary 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
Tennessee's 27th State Senate District General Election, 2018 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
Democratic primary
Democratic primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Raumesh Akbari | 14,861 | 58.42 |
| Democratic | Justin Ford | 10,577 | 41.58 |
Total votes | 25,438 | 100 |
Republican primary
Republican primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Tom Stephens | 3,873 | 100 |
Total votes | 3,873 | 100 |
General election
District 31
Republican primary
Republican primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Brian Kelsey (incumbent) | 22,767 | 100 |
Total votes | 22,767 | 100 |
Democratic primary
Democratic primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
District 33
Democratic primary
Democratic primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Katrina Robinson | 14,164 | 68.66 |
| Democratic | Reginald Tate (incumbent) | 6,464 | 31.34 |
Total votes | 20,628 | 100 |
General election
See also
References
- ^ "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.