The 2020 Tennessee State Senate election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect 16 of the 33 seats for the
Tennessee's State Senate. The elections coincided with the
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elections. The
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were held on August 6, 2020, with the exception of presidential primaries held on March 3 of that year.
Republicans
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lost District 20, which is in the outskirts of
Nashville
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in
Davidson County.
Retirements
One incumbent did not run for re-election in 2020. That incumbent was:
Republicans
#District 26:
Dolores Gresham
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: Retiring
Incumbents defeated
In the general election
Republicans
#District 20:
Steven Dickerson lost to
Heidi Campbell.
Predictions
Results summary
Close races
Two races were decided by a margin of under 10%:
Overview
Detailed results by State Senate district
District 2
Republican primary
General election
District 4
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
District 6
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
District 8
Republican primary
General election
District 10
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
District 12
Republican primary
General election
District 14
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
District 16
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
District 18
Republican primary
General election
District 20
Republican primary
Democratic primary
Polling
General election
District 22
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
District 24
Republican primary
General election
District 26
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
District 28
Republican primary
General election
District 30
Democratic primary
General election
District 32
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
See also
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2020 Tennessee elections
Tennessee state elections in 2020 were held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Partisan primary, Primary elections for the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, Tennessee Senate, and Tennessee House of Representatives, as wel ...
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2020 Tennessee House of Representatives election
Notes
Partisan clients
References
External links
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League of Women Voters
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Senate
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Tennessee Senate
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Tennessee Senate elections