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The 2014 Tennessee State Senate election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect 18 of the 33 seats for the Tennessee's State Senate. The elections coincided with the Governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and State House elections. The primary elections were held on August 7, 2014.[1]
Republicans gained 2 seats, expanding their Senate Supermajority.[2]
Retirements
[edit]Three incumbents (3 Democrats) did not run for re-election in 2014. Those incumbents are:
- District 15: Charlotte Burks retired.
- District 21: Douglas Henry retired.
- District 27: Lowe Finney retired.
Incumbents defeated
[edit]In the primary election
[edit]Democrats
[edit]- District 29: Ophelia Ford lost renomination to Lee Harris.
Republicans
[edit]- District 7: Stacey Campfield lost renomination to Richard Briggs.
- District 25: Jim Summerville lost renomination to Kerry Roberts
Results summary
[edit]Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | ||||||
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No. | % | Before | Up | Won | After | +/– | |||
Republican | 17 | 463,829 | 71.20% | 26 | 11 | 13 | 28 | ![]() | |
Democratic | 9 | 170,534 | 26.18% | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | ![]() | |
Green | 1 | 9,366 | 1.44% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
Constitution | 1 | 1,139 | 0.17% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
Independent | 4 | 6,558 | 1.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
Write-in | 1 | 38 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
Total | 651,464 | 100.00% | 33 | 33 | ![]() | ||||
Source: [1] |
Closest race
[edit]Many of the senators running in this election ran unopposed or had an uncompetitive election. This race was the closest in the Senate election:
District | Winner | Margin |
---|---|---|
District 27 | Republican | 25.3% |
Detailed results by State Senate District
[edit]
District 1 • District 3 • District 5 • District 7 • District 9 • District 11 • District 13 • District 15 • District 17 • District 19 • District 21 • District 23 • District 25 • District 27 • District 29 • District 30 (special) • District 31 • District 33 |
Source:[3]
District 1
[edit]Republican primary
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Steve Southerland (incumbent) | 19,911 | 100 | |
Total votes | 19,911 | 100 |
General election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Steve Southerland (incumbent) | 29,698 | 100 | |
Total votes | 29,698 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 3
[edit]Republican primary
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Rusty Crowe (incumbent) | 23,205 | 100 | |
Total votes | 23,205 | 100 |
General election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Rusty Crowe (incumbent) | 32,508 | 100 | |
Total votes | 32,508 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 5
[edit]Republican primary
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Randy McNally (incumbent) | 19,393 | 100 | |
Total votes | 19,393 | 100 |
General election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Randy McNally (incumbent) | 37,302 | 100 | |
Total votes | 37,302 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 7
[edit]Primary election | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Richard Briggs | 14,056 | 69.8 | |
Republican | Stacey Campfield (incumbent) | 4,864 | 24.2 | |
Republican | Mike Alford | 1,204 | 6.0 | |
Total votes | 20,124 | 100 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Richard Briggs | 27,942 | 65.3 | |
Democratic | Cheri Siler | 14,880 | 34.7 | |
Total votes | 42,822 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 9
[edit]Republican primary
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mike Bell (incumbent) | 20,368 | 100 | |
Total votes | 20,368 | 100 |
General election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mike Bell (incumbent) | 31,748 | 100 | |
Total votes | 31,748 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 11
[edit]Republican primary
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bo Watson (incumbent) | 21,336 | 100 | |
Total votes | 21,336 | 100 |
General election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bo Watson (incumbent) | 37,386 | 100 | |
Total votes | 37,386 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 13
[edit]Republican primary
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bill Ketron (incumbent) | 12,495 | 100 | |
Total votes | 12,495 | 100 |
General election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bill Ketron (incumbent) | 29,489 | 100 | |
Total votes | 29,489 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 15
[edit]Primary election | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Paul Bailey | 13,141 | 48.4 | |
Republican | Matt Swallows | 12,577 | 46.3 | |
Republican | Gary Steakley | 1,453 | 5.3 | |
Total votes | 27,171 | 100 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Paul Bailey | 33,674 | 73.3 | |
Democratic | Betty Vaudt | 10,263 | 22.3 | |
Independent | William Draper | 2,022 | 4.4 | |
Total votes | 45,959 | 100 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 17
[edit]Primary election | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Mae Beavers (incumbent) | 16,177 | 59.3 | |
Republican | Clark Boyd | 11,104 | 40.7 | |
Total votes | 27,281 | 100 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Mae Beavers (incumbent) | 35,454 | 100 | |
Total votes | 35,454 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 19
[edit]Primary election | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Thelma Harper (incumbent) | 10,520 | 86.2 | |
Democratic | Brandon Puttbrese | 1,685 | 13.8 | |
Total votes | 12,205 | 100 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Thelma Harper (incumbent) | 23,235 | 75.3 | |
Republican | Sterlina Inez Brady | 4,701 | 15.2 | |
Independent | George Thomas | 2,899 | 9.4 | |
Write in | Rueben (Dock) Dockery | 38 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 30,873 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 21
[edit]Primary election | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Jeff Yarbro | 6,830 | 56.7 | |
Democratic | Mary Mancini | 5,217 | 43.3 | |
Total votes | 12,047 | 100 | ||
Republican | Diana Cuellar | 2,960 | 61.3 | |
Republican | Quincy McKnight | 1,523 | 31.5 | |
Republican | Mwafaq Aljabbary | 346 | 7.2 | |
Total votes | 4,829 | 100 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Jeff Yarbro | 25,402 | 66.6 | |
Republican | Diana Cuellar | 12,714 | 33.4 | |
Total votes | 38,116 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 23
[edit]Republican primary
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jack Johnson (incumbent) | 18,985 | 100 | |
Total votes | 18,985 | 100 |
General election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jack Johnson (incumbent) | 45,732 | 83.0 | |
Green | Amy Balderrama | 9,366 | 17.0 | |
Total votes | 55,098 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 25
[edit]Primary election | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Kerry Roberts | 9,832 | 42.2 | |
Republican | Joshua Evans | 8,819 | 37.8 | |
Republican | Jim Summerville (incumbent) | 3,701 | 15.9 | |
Republican | Wayne White | 968 | 4.2 | |
Total votes | 23,320 | 100 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Kerry Roberts | 29,337 | 70.4 | |
Democratic | Tony Gross | 12,316 | 29.6 | |
Total votes | 41,653 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 27
[edit]Primary election | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Ed Jackson | 11,136 | 58.9 | |
Republican | Brandon Dodds | 7,763 | 41.1 | |
Total votes | 18,899 | 100 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Ed Jackson | 23,331 | 60.2 | |
Democratic | Randy Lamb | 13,515 | 34.9 | |
Constitution | Tim York | 1,139 | 2.9 | |
Independent | James Baxter | 779 | 2.0 | |
Total votes | 38,764 | 100 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 29
[edit]Primary election | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Lee Harris | 10,517 | 42.5 | |
Democratic | Ricky Dixon | 6,882 | 27.8 | |
Democratic | Ophelia Ford (incumbent) | 6,756 | 27.3 | |
Democratic | Herman Sawyer | 611 | 2.5 | |
Total votes | 24,766 | 100 | ||
Republican | Jim Finney | 3,111 | 82.0 | |
Republican | Anthony Herron, Jr. | 682 | 18.0 | |
Total votes | 3,793 | 100 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Lee Harris | 27,707 | 81.9 | |
Republican | Jim Finney | 6,123 | 18.1 | |
Total votes | 33,830 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 30 (special)
[edit]A special election was called for November 4, 2014, following the resignation of Jim Kyle, who was elected as a Shelby County Chancery Court judge. Sara Kyle defeated George Flinn Jr. in the election. Kyle was elected to serve the remaining two years of Kyle's four-year term
General special election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Sara Kyle | 18,377 | 69.9 | |
Republican | George Shea Finn | 7,044 | 26.8 | |
Independent | David Vinciarelli | 858 | 3.3 | |
Total votes | 26,279 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 31
[edit]Republican primary
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Brian Kelsey (incumbent) | 23,703 | 100 | |
Total votes | 23,703 | 100 |
General election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Brian Kelsey (incumbent) | 39,646 | 100 | |
Total votes | 39,646 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 33
[edit]Democratic primary
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Reginald Tate (incumbent) | 16,037 | 100 | |
Total votes | 16,037 | 100 |
General election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Reginald Tate (incumbent) | 24,839 | 100 | |
Total votes | 24,839 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Tennessee State Senate elections, 2014". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ Garrison, Joey. "Republicans expand supermajorities in TN House, Senate". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "2014 Tennessee Elections" (PDF).
- ^ "Tennessee State Senate District 1". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Tennessee State Senate District 3". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Tennessee State Senate District 5". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Tennessee State Senate District 7". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Tennessee State Senate District 9". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Tennessee State Senate District 11". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Tennessee State Senate District 13". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Tennessee State Senate District 15". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Tennessee State Senate District 17". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Tennessee State Senate District 19". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Tennessee State Senate District 21". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Tennessee State Senate District 23". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Tennessee State Senate District 25". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^ "Tennessee State Senate District 27". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Tennessee State Senate District 29". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Tennessee State Senate District 30". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Tennessee State Senate District 31". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Tennessee State Senate District 33". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
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