2018 Tennessee Senate election explained

2018 Tennessee Senate election should not be confused with 2018 United States Senate election in Tennessee.

Election Name:	2018 Tennessee State Senate election
Country:	Tennessee
Type:	legislative
Previous Election:	2016 Tennessee Senate election
Previous Year:	2016
Next Election:	2020 Tennessee Senate election
Next Year:	2020
Seats For Election:	18 of the 33 seats in the Tennessee State Senate
Majority Seats:	17
Election Date:	November 6, 2018
Leader1:	Randy McNally
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Leaders Seat1:	5th - Oak Ridge
Last Election1:	28 seats
Seats Before1:	28
Seats1:	28
Popular Vote1:	671,278
Percentage1:	58.86%
Swing1:	21.96%
Leader2:	Lee Harris (retired)
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Leaders Seat2:	29th - Memphis
Last Election2:	5 seats
Seats Before2:	5
Seats Needed2:	12
Seats2:	5
Popular Vote2:	459,033
Percentage2:	40.25%
Swing2:	22.85%
Speaker
Before Election:	Randy McNally
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Randy McNally
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 2018 Tennessee State Senate election was held on November 6, 2018, 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 2, 2018.^[1]

Retirements

Three incumbents (2 Democrats and 1 Republican) did not run for re-election in 2018. Those incumbents are:

Democrats

1. District 19: Thelma Harper retired.
2. District 29: Lee Harris retired to run for mayor of Shelby County.

Republicans

1. District 13: Bill Ketron retired to run for mayor of Rutherford County.

Incumbents defeated

In the primary election

Democrats

1. District 33: Reginald Tate lost renomination to Katrina Robinson.

Results summary

Summary of the November 6, 2018 Tennessee Senate election results

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
				%	Before	Up	Won	After	+/–
	Republican	16	671,278	58.86	28	14	14	28
	Democratic	15	459,033	40.25	5	4	4	5
	Independent	2	9,756	0.86	0	0	0	0
	Write-in	2	421	0.04	0	0	0	0
Total			1,140,488	100	33	18	18	33
Source: https://sos-tn-gov-files.tnsosfiles.com/Nov%202018%20General%20Totals.pdf

Closest race

This race was decided by a margin of under 10%:

Detailed results by State Senate District

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District 1 • District 2 (special) • 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 31 • District 33

Sources: ^{[2] [3] [4]}

District 1

General election

District 2 (special)

Special election

District 3

General election

District 5

General election

District 7

General election

District 9

General election

District 11

General election

District 13

General election

District 15

General election

District 17

General election

District 19

General election

District 21

General election

District 23

General election

District 25

General election

District 27

General election

District 29

General election

District 31

General election

District 33

General election

See also

• 2018 Tennessee elections
• 2018 Tennessee House of Representatives election

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tennessee Primaries: What to Watch For. August 2, 2018. October 6, 2023. New York Times.
2. Web site: August 2, 2018 Republican Primary. Tennessee Secretary of State. October 7, 2023.
3. Web site: August 2, 2018 Democratic Primary. Tennessee Secretary of State. October 7, 2023.
4. Web site: November 6, 2018 State General. Tennessee Secretary of State. October 7, 2023.