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2016 Tennessee Senate election|
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Results by gains and holds
Results by winning party vote share Results: Republican hold Democratic hold No Election Vote Share: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% >90% >90% |
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The 2016 Tennessee State Senate election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect 16 of the 33 seats for the Tennessee's State Senate. The elections coincided with the Presidential, U.S. House, and State House elections. The primary elections were held on August 4, 2016.[1][2]
Retirements[edit]
Republicans[edit]
Results summary[edit]
Party
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Candidates
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Votes
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Seats
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No.
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%
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Before
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Up
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Won
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After
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+/–
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Republican
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15
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802,362
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80.82
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28
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15
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15
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28
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Democratic
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6
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172,753
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17.40
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5
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1
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1
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5
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Independent
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1
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17,640
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1.78
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Write-in
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1
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1
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0.00
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Total
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992,756
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100
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33
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18
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18
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33
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Source: [1]
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Popular vote |
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Republican |
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80.82% |
Democratic |
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17.40% |
Other |
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1.77% |
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Senate seats |
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Republican |
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84.85% |
Democratic |
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15.15% |
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Closest race[edit]
Many of the senators running in this election ran unopposed. However, this race was the closest in the Senate election:
District
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Winner
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Margin
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District 10
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Republican
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11.74%
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District 2[edit]
2016 Tennessee's 2nd Senate district election|
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Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Doug Overbey, incumbent senator[2]
- Scott Williams, veteran and small business owner[2]
General election[edit]
District 4[edit]
2016 Tennessee's 4th Senate district election|
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Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Declined[edit]
General election[edit]
District 6[edit]
2016 Tennessee's 6th Senate district election|
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Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
General election[edit]
District 8[edit]
2016 Tennessee's 8th Senate district election|
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Republican primary[edit]
- Frank Niceley, incumbent senator[2]
General election[edit]
District 10[edit]
2016 Tennessee's 10th Senate district election|
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Results by county Gardenhire: 80–90% Wilkinson: 50–60% |
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Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Ty O'Grady, entrepreneur and college professor[5]
- Khristy Wilkinson[6]
- Nick Wilkinson, director of the Chattanooga Office of Economic Development[7]
General election[edit]
District 12[edit]
2016 Tennessee's 12th Senate district election|
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Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
General election[edit]
District 14[edit]
2016 Tennessee's 14th Senate district election|
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Results by county Tracy: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% |
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Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
General election[edit]
District 16[edit]
2016 Tennessee's 16th Senate district election|
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Results by county Bowling: 60–70% 70–80% Winton: 50–60% |
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Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Mike Winton, businessman[10][2]
- Alice Demetreon, retired corrections officer
General election[edit]
District 18[edit]
2016 Tennessee's 18th Senate district election|
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Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
General election[edit]
District 20[edit]
2016 Tennessee's 20th Senate district election|
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Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Erin Coleman, attorney[2]
General election[edit]
District 22[edit]
2016 Tennessee's 22nd Senate district election|
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Results by county Green: 60–70% 70–80% |
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Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Mark Green, incumbent senator[12]
- Lori L. Smith, small business owner, Clarksville fencing[13]
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- David L. Cutting, retired architectural engineer and small business owner[14]
General election[edit]
District 24[edit]
2016 Tennessee's 24th Senate district election|
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Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
General election[edit]
District 26[edit]
2016 Tennessee's 26th Senate district election|
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Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
General election[edit]
District 28[edit]
2016 Tennessee's 28th Senate district election|
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Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Independent candidate[edit]
- Joey Norman, firefighter[19]
General election[edit]
District 30[edit]
2016 Tennessee's 30th Senate district election|
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Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
General election[edit]
District 32[edit]
2016 Tennessee's 32nd Senate district election|
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Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
General election[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ "Neal Kerney for Tennessee State Representative District 3 – Conservative leadership for serious times". 2021-04-11. Archived from the original on 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ "OGrady2016 – OGrady for State Senate". 2016-08-03. Archived from the original on 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ "About - Friends of Khristy Wilkinson". 2016-12-03. Archived from the original on 2016-12-03. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ "About - Nick Wilkinson for State Senate". 2016-09-07. Archived from the original on 2016-09-07. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ "Steve Lane". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
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- ^ "Ron McDow". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
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- ^ "Lori Smith: State Senate District 22 candidate". The Leaf-Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ "David Cutting: Candidate for State Senate District 22". The Leaf-Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
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- ^ "Joey Norman is your State Senate Choice in the General Election in November". www.lawrenceburgnow.com. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
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- ^ Poe, Ryan. "Cash flows to Memphis incumbents in state Senate, House races". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
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