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Tennessee state elections in 2010 were held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010.
Tennessee elected nine U.S. Representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's nine Congressional Districts.
Results by senate districts
Winners:
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.
Results by State House districts
Winners:
The election of all 99 seats in the
Primary election
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s for the United States House of Representatives
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, governorship
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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 elections, were held on August 5, 2010. There was also a constitutional amendment to the Constitution of Tennessee
The Constitution of the State of Tennessee defines the form, structure, activities, character, and fundamental rules (and means for changing them) of the U.S. State of Tennessee.
The original constitution of Tennessee came into effect on June 1, ...
on the November 2 ballot.
United States Congress
House of Representatives
Tennessee elected nine U.S. Representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's nine Congressional Districts.
Results
Gubernatorial
Incumbent
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There may or may not be ...
Democratic 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 (United States), Democratic Party, he was elected in ...
was term-limited
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, and is prohibited by the Constitution of Tennessee
The Constitution of the State of Tennessee defines the form, structure, activities, character, and fundamental rules (and means for changing them) of the U.S. State of Tennessee.
The original constitution of Tennessee came into effect on June 1, ...
from seeking a third consecutive term. Knoxville
Knoxville is a city in Knox County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. It is located on the Tennessee River and had a population of 190,740 at the 2020 United States census. It is the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division ...
mayor and Republican 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
State legislature
State Senate
Results by senate districts
Winners:
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
Results by State House districts
Winners:
The election 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 ...
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.Local elections
Knox County
Incumbent Republican Mayor Mike Ragsdale could not run for re-election due toterm limits
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. Republican state senator, Tim Burchett
Timothy Floyd Burchett ( ; born August 25, 1964) is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for , based in Knoxville, serving since 2019.
A Republican Party (United States), Republican, Burchett was formerly County executive, mayor ...
, won the election with 88.3% of the vote against Democrat
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Politics
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*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (Cyprus) (DCY)
**Democratic Part ...
Ezra Maize.
Results
May 4, 2010, primary resultsClarksville
Incumbent mayor Johnny Piper decided not to run for a third term. Democratic candidateKim McMillan
Kim McMillan (''née'' Ambrester, born 1963) is an American Democratic politician who was the first female mayor of Clarksville, Tennessee from 2011 to 2019. McMillan was also the first woman to be elected Majority Leader of the Tennessee Hous ...
won the election with 48.2% of the vote.
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'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 ...
* 2010 United States elections
Elections were held in the United States on November 2, 2010, in the middle of Democratic President Barack Obama's first term. Republicans ended unified Democratic control of Congress and the presidency by winning a majority in the House of R ...
References
Tennessee
Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...
U.S. state constitutional amendments