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
Republicans
Predictions
Results summary
Party
Candidates
Votes
Seats
No.
%
Before
Up
Won
After
+/–
Republican
15
802,362
80.82
28
15
15
28
Democratic
6
172,753
17.40
5
1
1
5
Independent
1
17,640
1.78
0
0
0
0
Write-in
1
1
0.00
0
0
0
0
Total
992,756
100
33
18
18
33
Source: [1]
Popular vote
Republican
80.82%
Democratic
17.40%
Other
1.77%
Senate seats
Republican
84.85%
Democratic
15.15%
Closest race
Many of the senators running in this election ran unopposed. However, this race was the closest in the Senate election:
District
Winner
Margin
District 10
Republican
11.74%
District 2
Republican primary
Candidates
Doug Overbey, incumbent senator[ 2]
Scott Williams, veteran and small business owner[ 2]
General election
District 4
Republican primary
Candidates
Declined
General election
District 6
Republican primary
Candidates
General election
District 8
Republican primary
General election
District 10
Republican primary
Candidates
Democratic primary
Candidates
Ty O'Grady, entrepreneur and college professor[ 6]
Khristy Wilkinson[ 7]
Nick Wilkinson, director of the Chattanooga Office of Economic Development[ 8]
General election
District 12
Republican primary
Candidates
General election
District 14
Republican primary
Candidates
Democratic primary
Candidates
General election
District 16
Republican primary
Candidates
Democratic primary
Candidates
Mike Winton, businessman[ 11] [ 2]
Alice Demetreon, retired corrections officer
General election
District 18
Republican primary
Candidates
General election
District 20
The 20th senate district was based in Davidson County , and encompassed many of Nashville 's wealthy inner suburbs, including Forest Hills , Belle Meade , and parts of Oak Hill and Goodlettsville . The district had been represented by Republican Steven Dickerson .
Incumbent Steven Dickerson won both the primary and the general election comfortably, receiving 59.9% of the vote in the primary and 56.3% in the general election.
In the concurrent 2016 presidential race , Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton narrowly carried this district, winning by 0.2%.[ 12]
Republican primary
Candidates
Democratic primary
Candidates
Erin Coleman, attorney[ 2]
General election
District 22
The 22nd senate district was based in Clarksville , where it covered Montgomery County , as well as Stewart and Houston Counties. The district had been represented by Republican Mark Green .
Incumbent Mark Green won both the primary and the general election easily, receiving 84.2% of the vote in the primary and 67.0% in the general election.
In the concurrent 2016 presidential race , Republican nominee Donald Trump comfortably carried this district, which he received 58.1% of the vote. Mark Green ran well ahead of Trump across the district, easily outperforming him overall and posting especially strong margins in Montgomery County.[ 12]
Republican primary
Candidates
Mark Green , incumbent senator[ 14] Lori L. Smith, small business owner, Clarksville fencing[ 15]
Democratic primary
Candidates
David L. Cutting, retired architectural engineer and small business owner[ 16]
General election
By county
County
Green
%
Cutting
%
Total
Houston
2,070
69.72%
899
30.28%
2,969
Montgomery
35,631
65.99%
18,362
34.01%
53,993
Stewart
3,796
76.83%
1,145
23.17%
4,941
District 24
Republican primary
Candidates
General election
District 26
Republican primary
Candidates
General election
District 28
Republican primary
Candidates
Independent candidate
Joey Norman, firefighter[ 21]
General election
District 30
Democratic primary
Candidates
General election
District 32
Republican primary
Candidates
General election
See also
References
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