| Election Name: | 2024 Tennessee elections |
| Country: | Tennessee |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Previous Year: | 2022 |
Tennessee state elections in 2024 will take place 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.
See main article: 2024 United States presidential election in Tennessee, 2024 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary and 2024 Tennessee Republican presidential primary.
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.[2] Although Biden initially ran for re-election and became the party's presumptive nominee.[3] He withdrew from the race on July 21 and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, who launched her presidential campaign the same day.[4]
March 5, 2024, Primary Results
See main article: 2024 United States Senate election in Tennessee.
Incumbent one-term Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn has filed to run for a second term and is actively campaigning.[5]
August 1, 2024 primary results
See main article: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee.
Tennessee will elect nine US Representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's nine Congressional Districts.
See main article: 2024 Tennessee Senate election.
See also: Tennessee General Assembly. Elections for 16 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate will be held on November 5, 2024.
See main article: 2024 Tennessee House of Representatives election. The election of all 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives will be held on November 5, 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.[6] On March 9, 2023, his nomination was confirmed by the Tennessee General Assembly. His term began on September 1, 2023.[7]
He won the retention election on August 1, 2024.[8]
Incumbent Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Justice Matthew J. Wilson was nominated by Governor Bill Lee to fill the passing of Justice John Everett Williams.[9] [10]
Republican nominee Alex McVeagh won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Kisha Cheeks.[11]
Results