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]
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18 of the 33 seats in the Tennessee State Senate 17 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results: Republican gain Republican hold Democratic hold No Election Vote Share: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Republicans gained 2 seats, expanding their Senate Supermajority.[2]
Retirements
editThree 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
editIn the primary election
editDemocrats
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
editParty | Candidates | Votes | Seats | ||||||
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No. | % | Before | Up | Won | After | +/– | |||
Republican | 17 | 463,829 | 71.20% | 26 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 2 | |
Democratic | 9 | 170,534 | 26.18% | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
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
editMany 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 |
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District 27 | Republican | 25.3% |
Detailed results by State Senate District
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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
editRepublican primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Steve Southerland (incumbent) | 19,911 | 100 | |
Total votes | 19,911 | 100 |
General election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Steve Southerland (incumbent) | 29,698 | 100 | |
Total votes | 29,698 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 3
editRepublican primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Rusty Crowe (incumbent) | 23,205 | 100 | |
Total votes | 23,205 | 100 |
General election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Rusty Crowe (incumbent) | 32,508 | 100 | |
Total votes | 32,508 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 5
editRepublican primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Randy McNally (incumbent) | 19,393 | 100 | |
Total votes | 19,393 | 100 |
General election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Randy McNally (incumbent) | 37,302 | 100 | |
Total votes | 37,302 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 7
editPrimary election | ||||
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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
editRepublican primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mike Bell (incumbent) | 20,368 | 100 | |
Total votes | 20,368 | 100 |
General election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mike Bell (incumbent) | 31,748 | 100 | |
Total votes | 31,748 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 11
editRepublican primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bo Watson (incumbent) | 21,336 | 100 | |
Total votes | 21,336 | 100 |
General election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bo Watson (incumbent) | 37,386 | 100 | |
Total votes | 37,386 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 13
editRepublican primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bill Ketron (incumbent) | 12,495 | 100 | |
Total votes | 12,495 | 100 |
General election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bill Ketron (incumbent) | 29,489 | 100 | |
Total votes | 29,489 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 15
editPrimary election | ||||
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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
editPrimary election | ||||
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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
editPrimary election | ||||
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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
editPrimary election | ||||
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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
editRepublican primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jack Johnson (incumbent) | 18,985 | 100 | |
Total votes | 18,985 | 100 |
General election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jack Johnson (incumbent) | 45,732 | 83.0 | |
Green | Amy Balderrama | 9,366 | 17.0 | |
Total votes | 55,098 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 25
editPrimary election | ||||
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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
editPrimary election | ||||
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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
editPrimary election | ||||
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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)
editA 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
editRepublican primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Brian Kelsey (incumbent) | 23,703 | 100 | |
Total votes | 23,703 | 100 |
General election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Brian Kelsey (incumbent) | 39,646 | 100 | |
Total votes | 39,646 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 33
editDemocratic primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Reginald Tate (incumbent) | 16,037 | 100 | |
Total votes | 16,037 | 100 |
General election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Reginald Tate (incumbent) | 24,839 | 100 | |
Total votes | 24,839 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
See also
editReferences
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.