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Tennessee state elections in 2016 were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016.
In 2016, Tennessee was a stronghold for the Republican Party, and was considered a reliable "
Tennessee elected nine
Results by senate districts
Winners:
Elections for 16 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 8, 2016.
After this election, Republicans had 28 seats while Democrats had 5 seats.
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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, 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 elections for three 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 ...
justices, were held on August 4, 2016.
Presidential election
President of the United States
In 2016, Tennessee was a stronghold for the Republican Party, and was considered a reliable "red state
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." Tennessee had 11 electoral votes in the Electoral College
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at the time. In the general election, Incumbent United States Republican businessman
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, Donald Trump
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won Tennessee with 60.72% of the vote.
The presidential primaries were held on March 1, 2016. Donald Trump won the Republican primary victory, with second place being Senator Ted Cruz
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of Texas. Former United States first lady, Hillary Clinton
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garnered the Democratic nomination, easily beating out Senator Bernie Sanders
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of Vermont.
Results
March 1, 2016, Primary ResultsUnited States Congress
House of Representatives
Tennessee elected nine U.S. representative
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s, each representing one of Tennessee's nine congressional district
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s.
Results
State legislature
State Senate
Results by senate districts
Winners:
Elections for 16 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 8, 2016.
After this election, Republicans had 28 seats while Democrats had 5 seats.
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 8, 2016.
Republicans won 74 seats, while Democrats won 25 seats. Republicans gained a seat during this election.
Supreme Court
Retention elections (August 4, 2016)
Allincumbent
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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 ...
Justices won their retention elections, getting eight more years.
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 ...
* 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 ...
* 2016 United States elections
Elections in the United States, Elections were held in the United States on November 8, 2016. Republican Party (United States), Republican nominee Donald Trump defeated Democratic Party (United States), Democratic former Secretary of State (Uni ...
References
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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 ...