Tennessee state elections in 2010 were held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010.

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s for the

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, and

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, as well as various

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, were held on August 5, 2010. There was also a constitutional amendment to the

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on the November 2 ballot.

United States Congress

House of Representatives

Tennessee elected nine

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, each representing one of Tennessee's nine Congressional Districts.

Results

Gubernatorial

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Governor

Phil Bredesen Philip Norman Bredesen Jr. (born November 21, 1943) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 48th governor of Tennessee from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected in 2002 with 50.6% of the vote and reel ...

was

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, and is prohibited by the

from seeking a third consecutive term.

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mayor and

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nominee,

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 elected with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee

Mike McWherter Michael Ray McWherter is an American lawyer, businessman and politician from the state of Tennessee. He was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Tennessee in 2010. Early life, education and career The son of former Tennessee governor Ned McWhe ...

Results

(Percentages are rounded to the nearest 1/100th, they will not add up fully to 100%). August 5, 2010, primary results Tennessee Governor R Primary 2010

State legislature

State Senate

Elections for 17 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 2, 2010. After this election, Republicans had 20 seats while Democrats had 13 seats, with Republicans gaining one seat.

State House of Representatives

The election of all 99 seats in the

occurred on November 2, 2010. Republicans won 64 seats, while Democrats won 34 seats, and Independents won 1 seat. Republicans gained fourteen seats during this election.

Ballot measure

This proposed measure called for the personal right to hunt and fish within state laws and existing property rights. Additionally, the amendment allowed for hunting and fishing of non-threatened species.

References

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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 ...

United States Congress

House of Representatives

Results

Gubernatorial

Results

State legislature

State Senate

State House of Representatives

Ballot measure

See also

Local elections

See also

References