The 2018 Tennessee State Senate election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect 18 of the 33 seats for the
Tennessee's State Senate. The elections coincided with the
Governor
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,
U.S. Senate
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,
U.S. House
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, and
State House elections. The
primary elections
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were held on August 2, 2018.
Retirements
Three incumbents (2
Democrats and 1
Republican
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Political ideology
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) did not run for re-election in 2018. Those incumbents are:
Democrats
#District 19:
Thelma Harper
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retired.
#District 29:
Lee Harris retired to run for
mayor of Shelby County.
Republicans
#District 13:
Bill Ketron
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retired to run for
mayor of Rutherford County.
Incumbents defeated
In the primary election
Democrats
#District 33:
Reginald Tate
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lost renomination to
Katrina Robinson
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.
Predictions
Results summary
Closest race
This race was decided by a margin of under 10%:
Detailed results by State Senate District
Sources:
District 1
Republican primary
General election
District 2 (special)
Democratic primary
Special election
District 3
Republican primary
General election
District 5
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
District 7
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
District 9
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
District 11
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
District 13
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
District 15
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
District 17
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
District 19
Democratic primary
General election
District 21
Democratic primary
General election
District 23
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
District 25
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
District 27
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
District 29
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
District 31
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
District 33
Democratic primary
General election
See also
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2018 Tennessee elections
Tennessee state elections in 2018 were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Primary elections for the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, governorship, Tennessee Senate, and Tennessee House of Representatives, were hel ...
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2018 Tennessee House of Representatives election
The 2018 Tennessee House of Representatives election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect 99 seats for the Tennessee House of Representatives. The elections coincided with the 2018 Tennessee gubernatorial election, Governor, 2018 United Sta ...
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Senate
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Tennessee Senate
The Tennessee Senate is the upper house of the U.S. state of 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 issue reg ...
Tennessee Senate elections