2024 Tennessee elections

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Tennessee state elections in 2024 were held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Primary elections for the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, Tennessee Senate, and Tennessee House of Representatives, as well as various judicial retention elections, including the election of a Tennessee Supreme Court justice, were held on August 1, 2024.

Registered4,825,601[a]
Turnout64.04% Decrease[b][1] 5.26 pp
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2024 Tennessee elections
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November 5, 2024 (general)
August 1, 2024 (state primary)
March 5, 2024 (presidential primary)
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Registered4,825,601[a]
Turnout64.04% Decrease[b][1] 5.26 pp
     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
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Election schedule

  • Tuesday, March 5 (Super Tuesday) – Democratic and Republican presidential preference primaries and certain local government primary elections
  • Thursday, August 1 – partisan primary elections for all state and federal legislative offices except for odd-numbered state senate districts and class 2 U.S. senator, general elections for certain state judicial and local government offices
  • Tuesday, November 5 – general election for all state and federal legislative offices except for odd-numbered state senate districts and class 2 U.S. senator, and electors for U.S. president[2]

Presidential election

President of the United States

Main articles: 2024 United States presidential election in Tennessee, 2024 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary, and 2024 Tennessee Republican presidential primary
Final results by county
Results by county:
  Trump
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Harris
  •   40–50%
  •   60–70%

Tennessee is a stronghold for the Republican Party, and is considered a reliable "red state." Tennessee has 11 electoral votes in the Electoral college.

The presidential primaries were held on March 5, 2024. Donald Trump won the Republican primary in a landslide victory over former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. President Joe Biden won the Democratic primary in a landslide as well.[3] Although Biden initially ran for re-election and became the party's presumptive nominee.[4] He withdrew from the race on July 21 and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, who launched her presidential campaign the same day.[5]

In the general election, Donald Trump won Tennessee with 64.19% of the vote.

Results

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2024 United States presidential election in Tennessee[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican
1,966,865 64.19% +3.53%
Democratic
1,056,265 34.47% −2.98%
Independent
21,535 0.70% N/A
Green
8,967 0.29% +0.14%
Independent
  • Jay Bowman
  • De Bowman
 5,865 0.19% N/A
Socialism and Liberation
3,457 0.11% +0.03%
Socialist Workers
988 0.03% −0.05%
Total votes 3,063,942 100.00%
Republican hold
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March 5, 2024 primary results

Final results by county
Results by county:
  Biden
  •   80–90%
      >90%
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Tennessee Democratic primary, March 5, 2024[7][8]
Candidate Votes % Delegates
Joe Biden (incumbent) 122,803 92.14 63
Uncommitted 10,475 7.86 0
Total 133,278 100% 63
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Final results by county
Results by county:
  Trump
  •   60–70%
      70–80%
      80–90%
      >90%
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Tennessee Republican primary, March 5, 2024[9][10]
Candidate Votes Percentage Actual delegate count
Bound Unbound Total
Donald Trump 446,850 77.33% 58 0 58
Nikki Haley 112,958 19.55% 0 0 0
Ron DeSantis (withdrawn) 7,947 1.38% 0 0 0
Uncommitted 4,884 0.85% 0 0 0
Chris Christie (withdrawn) 1,874 0.32% 0 0 0
Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn) 1,714 0.30% 0 0 0
Ryan Binkley (withdrawn) 722 0.13% 0 0 0
Asa Hutchinson (withdrawn) 533 0.09% 0 0 0
David Stuckenberg 352 0.06% 0 0 0
Total: 577,834 100.00% 58 0 58
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United States Congress

Senate

Main article: 2024 United States Senate election in Tennessee
Final results by county
Results by county:
  Blackburn
  •   80–90%
  •   70–80%
  •   60–70%
  •   50–60%
  Johnson
  •   60–70%
  •   50–60%

Incumbent one-term Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn won re-election to a second term with 63.80% of the vote.[11]

Results

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2024 United States Senate election in Tennessee[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Marsha Blackburn (incumbent) 1,918,743 63.80% +9.09%
Democratic Gloria Johnson 1,027,461 34.16% −9.76%
Independent Tharon Chandler 28,444 0.95% N/A
Independent Pamela Moses 24,682 0.82% N/A
Independent Hastina Robinson 8,278 0.28% N/A
Total votes 3,007,608 100.00%
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August 1, 2024 primary results

Results by county:
  Blackburn
  •   80–90%
  •   >90%
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Republican primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Marsha Blackburn (incumbent) 367,799 89.48%
Republican Tres Wittum 43,244 10.52%
Write-in 2 <0.01%
Total votes 411,045 100.00%
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Results by county:
  Johnson
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   >90%
  Miller-Watkins
  •   40–50%
More information Party, Candidate ...
Democratic primary results[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gloria Johnson 143,962 70.20%
Democratic Marquita Bradshaw 44,657 21.78%
Democratic Lola Brown 10,027 4.89%
Democratic Civil Miller-Watkins 6,420 3.13%
Total votes 205,066 100.00%
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House of Representatives

Main article: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
District results
District results:
  Republican
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Democratic
  •   70–80%

Tennessee elected nine US representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's nine congressional districts. No seats changed hands, leaving the Tennessee delegation at a 8-1 Republican majority.

Results

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District Republican Democratic Others Total Result
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1257,82578.08%64,02119.39%8,3532.53%330,199100.00%Republican hold
District 2250,78269.26%111,31630.74%00.00%362,098100.00%Republican hold
District 3362,09867.51%102,84129.36%10,9683.13%350,328100.00%Republican hold
District 4219,13369.95%83,83226.76%10,2903.29%313,255100.00%Republican hold
District 5205,07556.85%142,38739.47%13,2523.68%360,714100.00%Republican hold
District 6225,54368.00%106,14432.00%00.00%331,687100.00%Republican hold
District 7191,99259.50%122,76438.05%7,9002.45%322,656100.00%Republican hold
District 8 240,41172.34%85,04325.59%6,8612.06%332,315100.00%Republican hold
District 957,41125.66%159,52271.31%6,7703.03%223,703100.00%Democratic hold
Total1,884,69164.39%977,87033.41%64,3942.20%2,926,955100.00%
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Popular vote
Republican
 
 64.39%
Democratic
 
 33.41%
Other
 
 2.20%
House seats
Republican
 
 88.89%
Democratic
 
 11.11%

State legislature

See also: Tennessee General Assembly

State Senate

Main article: 2024 Tennessee Senate election

Results by senate district

Elections for 16 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 5, 2024.

Following the 2024 elections, no seats flipped.

State House of Representatives

Main article: 2024 Tennessee House of Representatives election

Results by state house district

Winners:

  Republican hold
  Democratic hold

The elections of all 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives were held on November 5, 2024.

Following the 2024 elections, no seats flipped.

Judicial

Supreme Court

Retention elections (August 1, 2024)

Incumbent Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Dwight E. Tarwater was nominated by Governor Bill Lee to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Justice Sharon G. Lee.[14] On March 9, 2023, his nomination was confirmed by the Tennessee General Assembly. His term began on September 1, 2023.[15]

He won the retention election on August 1, 2024.[16]

Final results by county
Results by county:
  Retain
  •   60–70%
      70–80%
      80–90%
More information Choice, Votes ...
Tennessee Supreme Court Associate Justice, Dwight E. Tarwater retention election[17]
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Yes 390,549 72.86
No 145,508 27.14
Total votes 536,057 100.00
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Court of Criminal Appeals - Western Division

Incumbent Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Justice Matthew J. Wilson was nominated by Governor Bill Lee to fill the vacancy left after the death of Justice John Everett Williams.[18][19]

Final results by county
Results by county:
  Retain
  •   60–70%
      70–80%
      80–90%
More information Choice, Votes ...
Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Justice, Matthew J. Wilson retention election[17]
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Yes 393,797 74.08
No 137,970 25.92
Total votes 531,587 100.00
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Local elections

Shelby County

Shelby County turnout was low in August, which could have been the reason that Democrats did relatively poor.

General Sessions Court Clerk

Democrat Tami Sawyer won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Republican nominee Lisa Arnold.[20]

More information Party, Candidate ...
August 1, 2024 general election results[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tami Sawyer 40,393 53.88%
Republican Lisa Arnold 34,571 46.12%
Total votes 74,964 100.00%
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County Law Director

Knox County

Knox County turnout was low in August, which could have been the reason that Republicans did relatively poor.

Assessor of Property

Republican Incumbent David Phil Ballard won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Drew Harper.[20]

More information Party, Candidate ...
August 1, 2024 general election results[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Phil Ballard (incumbent) 30,264 54.45%
Democratic Drew A. Harper 25,315 45.55%
Total votes 55,579 100.00%
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County Law Director

Republican Incumbent David Buuck won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Jackson Fenner.[20]

More information Party, Candidate ...
August 1, 2024 general election results[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David L. Buuck (incumbent) 30,671 55.25%
Democratic Jackson Fenner 24,838 44.75%
Total votes 55,509 100.00%
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Hamilton County

Circuit Court Judge

Republican nominee Alex McVeagh won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Kisha Cheeks.[23]

Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
August 1, 2024 general election results[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Alex McVeagh 20,732 57.61%
Democratic Kisha Cheeks 15,257 42.39%
Total votes 35,989 100.00%
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Maps

  • Maps of the 2024 Tennessee general election
  • Change in turnout from 2020 (percentage)Higher turnout:      +0–2%      +2–4%      +4–6%      +6–8%Lower turnout:      −0–2%      −2–4%      −4–6%      −6–8%      −8–10%      <−10%
    Change in turnout from 2020 (percentage)[25][26]
    Higher turnout:      +0–2%      +2–4%      +4–6%      +6–8%
    Lower turnout:      −0–2%      −2–4%      −4–6%      −6–8%      −8–10%      <−10%
  • Change in turnout from 2020 (vote totals)Each dot denotes a net change of 500 votes in either direction, rounded.     More votes      Fewer votes
    Change in turnout from 2020 (vote totals)
    Each dot denotes a net change of 500 votes in either direction, rounded.
         More votes      Fewer votes

See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    November 5th
  2. [b]
    November 5th
  3. [c]
    Listed on the ballot without party affiliation.
  4. [d]
    Replacement for Butch Ware, Stein's vice presidential nominee.

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