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Tennessee state elections in 2018 were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018.
Incumbent Republican Senator
Tennessee elected nine
Results by senate districts
Republicans:
Democrats:
No election:
Elections for 17 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 6, 2018. There were 2 open seats.
After this election, Republicans had 28 seats while Democrats had 5 seats.
Primary election
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s for the United States Senate
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, United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being ...
, governorship, Tennessee Senate, and Tennessee House of Representatives
The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee.
Constitutional requirements
According to the state constitution of 1870, this body is to consis ...
, were held on August 2, 2018.
United States Congress
Senate
Incumbent Republican Senator Bob Corker
Robert Phillips Corker Jr. (born August 24, 1952) is an American businessman and politician who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 2007 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served as Chair of the Senate Foreign Rela ...
opted to retire instead of running for a third term. Republican U.S. Representative Marsha Blackburn won the open seat, defeating former Democratic Governor Phil Bredesen.
The primaries took place on August 2, 2018, with Blackburn and Bredesen winning their respective party nominations.
Results
August 2, 2018, Primary Results
House of Representatives
Tennessee elected nine U.S. Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
, each representing one of Tennessee's nine Congressional Districts.
Results
Source:Gubernatorial
Incumbent
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Republican Governor Bill Haslam
William Edward Haslam (; born August 23, 1958) is an American billionaire businessman and politician who served as the 49th governor of Tennessee from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Haslam previously served as the 67th mayor of ...
was term-limited, and is prohibited by the Constitution of Tennessee from seeking a third consecutive term. Republican candidate Bill Lee was elected with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee and former Nashville
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...
mayor Karl Dean
Karl Foster Dean (born September 20, 1955) is an American politician who served as the 6th Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 2007 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as Nashville's Director of Law under Mayor Bill Pu ...
.
The primaries took place on August 2, 2018, with Republican Bill Lee and Democrat Karl Dean
Karl Foster Dean (born September 20, 1955) is an American politician who served as the 6th Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 2007 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as Nashville's Director of Law under Mayor Bill Pu ...
winning their respective party nominations.
Results
August 2, 2018, primary results
State Legislature
State Senate
Results by senate districts
Republicans:
Democrats:
No election:
Elections for 17 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 6, 2018. There were 2 open seats.
After this election, Republicans had 28 seats while Democrats had 5 seats.
Closest race
This race was decided by a margin of under 10%:State House of Representatives
The election of all 99 seats in theTennessee House of Representatives
The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee.
Constitutional requirements
According to the state constitution of 1870, this body is to consis ...
occurred on November 6, 2018.
Republicans won 73 seats, while Democrats won 26 seats. Democrats gained a seat during this election.
See also
Local elections
* 2018 Knox County mayoral election *2018 Nashville mayoral special election
The 2018 Nashville mayoral special election took place on May 24, 2018, and elected the mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. David Briley, a Democrat who became interim mayor after the resignation of Megan Barr ...
* Let's Move Nashville
Let's Move Nashville was a local referendum in Nashville, Tennessee, on May 1, 2018, that would have funded the construction of a mass transit system under the Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority in Davidson County. The $8.9 billion plan ...
See also
*Elections in Tennessee
Elections in Tennessee are held to fill various local, state, and federal seats. Special elections may be held to fill vacancies at other points in time. Statewide legislative referrals and referendums may also be on the ballot in some elections. ...
* Political party strength in Tennessee
* Tennessee Democratic Party
The Tennessee Democratic Party (TNDP) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in Tennessee. The party was founded in 1826 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.
The Tennessee Democratic Party began alongside President Andrew Jack ...
* Tennessee Republican Party
* Government of Tennessee
* 2018 United States elections
The 2018 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. These midterm elections occurred during Republican Donald Trump's term. Democrats made a net gain of 41 seats in the United States House of Representatives, gaining a majo ...
References
Tennessee
Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...