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Tennessee state elections in 2024 were held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
Tennessee is a stronghold for the Republican Party, and is considered a reliable " red state." Tennessee has 11 electoral votes in the
Incumbent one-term Republican Senator
Tennessee elected nine
Results by senate district
Winners:
Elections for 16 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 5, 2024.
Following the 2024 elections, no seats flipped.
Results by state house district
Winners:
The elections of all 99 seats in the
Primary election
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s for the United States Senate
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, United States House of Representatives
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, Tennessee Senate
The Tennessee Senate is the upper house of the U.S. state of Tennessee , Tennessee's state legislature, which is known formally as the Tennessee General Assembly.
The Tennessee Senate has the power to pass resolutions concerning essentially any ...
, 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 ...
, as well as various judicial
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retention election
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s, including the election of a Tennessee Supreme Court
The Tennessee Supreme Court is the highest court in the state of Tennessee. The Supreme Court's three buildings are seated in Nashville, Knoxville, and Jackson, Tennessee. The Court is composed of five members: a chief justice, and four justice ...
justice, were held on August 1, 2024.
Election schedule
* Tuesday, March 5 (Super Tuesday
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) – Democratic and Republican presidential preference primaries and certain local government primary elections
* Thursday, August 1 – partisan primary elections for all state and federal legislative offices except for odd-numbered state senate districts and class 2 U.S. senator, general elections for certain state judicial and local government offices
* Tuesday, November 5 – general election for all state and federal legislative offices except for odd-numbered state senate districts and class 2 U.S. senator, and electors for U.S. president
Presidential election
President of the United States
Tennessee is a stronghold for the Republican Party, and is considered a reliable " red state." Tennessee has 11 electoral votes in the Electoral college
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.
The presidential primaries were held on March 5, 2024. Donald Trump
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won the Republican primary in a landslide victory over former South Carolina
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Governor Nikki Haley
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. President
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Joe Biden
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won the Democratic primary in a landslide as well. Although Biden initially ran for re-election and became the party's presumptive nominee. He withdrew from the race on July 21 and endorsed Vice President
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Kamala Harris
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, who launched her presidential campaign the same day.
In the general election, Donald Trump
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won Tennessee with 64.19% of the vote.
Results
March 5, 2024 primary results
United States Congress
Senate
Incumbent one-term Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn
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won re-election to a second term with 63.80% of the vote.
Results
August 1, 2024 primary results
House of Representatives
Tennessee elected nine US representatives
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, each representing one of Tennessee's nine congressional district
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s. No seats changed hands, leaving the Tennessee delegation at a 8-1 Republican majority.
Results
State legislature
State Senate
Results by senate district
Winners:
Elections for 16 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 5, 2024.
Following the 2024 elections, no seats flipped.
State House of Representatives
Results by state house district
Winners:
The elections of all 99 seats in the 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 November 5, 2024.
Following the 2024 elections, no seats flipped.
Judicial
Supreme Court
Retention elections (August 1, 2024)
Incumbent
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There may or may not be ...
Tennessee Supreme Court
The Tennessee Supreme Court is the highest court in the state of Tennessee. The Supreme Court's three buildings are seated in Nashville, Knoxville, and Jackson, Tennessee. The Court is composed of five members: a chief justice, and four justice ...
Justice Dwight E. Tarwater was nominated by Governor Bill Lee to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Justice Sharon G. Lee. On March 9, 2023, his nomination was confirmed by the Tennessee General Assembly
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. His term began on September 1, 2023.
He won the retention election
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on August 1, 2024.
Court of Criminal Appeals - Western Division
Incumbent
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There may or may not be ...
Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals
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Justice Matthew J. Wilson was nominated by Governor Bill Lee to fill the vacancy left after the death of Justice John Everett Williams.
Local elections
Knox County
Knox County turnout was extremely low in August, which could have been the reason that Republicans did relatively poor compared to past elections.Assessor of Property
Republican Incumbent David Phil Ballard won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Drew Harper.County Law Director
Republican Incumbent David Buuck won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Jackson Fenner.Hamilton County
Circuit Court Judge
Republican nominee Alex McVeagh won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Kisha Cheeks. ResultsSee 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's politics are currently dominated by the Republican Party. Republicans currently hold both of the state's U.S. Senate seats, a majority of Congressional seats, and the state legislature. Democratic strength is largely concentrated in ...
* Tennessee Democratic Party
The Tennessee Democratic Party (TNDP) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party in Tennessee. The party was founded in 1826 initially as the Jacksonian democracy, Jacksonian Party. The Tennessee Democratic Party w ...
* Tennessee Republican Party
The Tennessee Republican Party (TRP or TNGOP) is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in Tennessee. Since the mid-1960s, the state
has become increasingly Republican. The current chairman of the Republican Party of Tennessee is Sco ...
* Government of Tennessee
The Government of Tennessee is organized under the provisions of the 1870 Constitution of Tennessee, first adopted in 1796. As set forth by the state constitution, administrative influence in Tennessee is divided among three branches of governme ...
* Tennessee Supreme Court
The Tennessee Supreme Court is the highest court in the state of Tennessee. The Supreme Court's three buildings are seated in Nashville, Knoxville, and Jackson, Tennessee. The Court is composed of five members: a chief justice, and four justice ...
* 2024 United States elections
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Notes
References
Tennessee
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Tennessee elections