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]
Results summary edit
| Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | ||||||
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| Republican | 17 | 463,829 | 71.20% | 26 | 11 | 13 | 28 |  2
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| Democratic | 9 | 170,534 | 26.18% | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 |  2
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| Green | 1 | 9,366 | 1.44% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
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| Constitution | 1 | 1,139 | 0.17% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Independent | 4 | 6,558 | 1.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Write-in | 1 | 38 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Total | 651,464 | 100.00% | 33 | 33 |
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Closest races edit
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.