Elections for 17 of the 33 seats in
Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 8, 2022. The election was concurrent with the
Governor,
U.S. House, and
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elections. The primary election was held on August 4, 2022.
Retirements
Republicans
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District 9:
Mike Bell retired.
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District 31:
Brian Kelsey retired.
Democrats
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District 19
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:
Brenda Gilmore retired.
Predictions
Results summary
Overview
District 1
The incumbent is Republican
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, who was redistricted from the
9th district, where he won with 77.7% of the vote against Democrat, Carl Lansden. Bell announced his retirement from the Senate.
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Declared
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*Patricia Waters
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
*
Mark Hall, member of the
Tennessee House of Representatives
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*J. Adam Lowe, Conservative talk radio host, candidate for
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Constitutional requirements
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in 2014, Vice Chairman of the
Bradley County Commission.
General election
District 3
The incumbent is Republican
Rusty Crowe
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, who was re-elected with 100% of the vote in 2018 with no opposition. He is running for re-election.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
*Kate Craig, First Congressional District Chair for the Tennessee Democratic County Chairs Association (May 2019-present), former chair of the
Washington County Democratic Party (May 2017 - May 2021), and former candidate for Chair of the
Tennessee Democratic Party
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Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
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Rusty Crowe
Dewey "Rusty" Crowe (born April 2, 1947), is an American politician in the state of Tennessee. He is member of the Tennessee Senate representing the 3rd district, which encompasses Washington County, Unicoi County and Carter County.
Crowe a ...
, incumbent Senator (1990-present)
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General election
District 5
The incumbent is Republican Randy McNally
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, who was re-elected with 71.8% of the vote in 2018. He is running for re-election.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
*Randy McNally
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, incumbent Senator (1987-present)
*Earle Segrest
General election
District 7
The incumbent is Republican Richard Briggs
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, who was re-elected with 55.6% of the vote in 2018. He is running for re-election.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
*Bryan Langan
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
*Richard Briggs
Richard Briggs (born 1952) is a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate representing the 7th district, which encompasses part of Knox County.
Early life
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, incumbent Senator (2015-present)
*Kent A. Morrell
General election
See also
* 2022 Tennessee elections
Tennessee state elections in 2022 were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Primary elections for the United States House of Representatives, governorship, Tennessee Senate, and Tennessee House of Representatives, as well as various judicial re ...
* 2022 Tennessee House of Representatives election
The election of all 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives occurred on November 8, 2022, concurrent with the 2022 Tennessee gubernatorial election, Governor, 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, U.S. H ...
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