2012 Tennessee Senate election

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2012 Tennessee Senate election
Flag of Tennessee.svg
  2010 November 6, 2012 2014  

16 of the 33 seats in the Tennessee State Senate
17 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey (cropped).jpg 3x4.svg
Leader Ron Ramsey Jim Kyle
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 4th district 28th district
Seats before2013
Seats won267
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 6Decrease2.svg 6

2012 Tennessee Senate election.svg
2012 Tennessee Senate election by partisan lean.svg
Results:
     Republican gain
     Republican hold     Democratic hold
     No Election
Vote Share:
     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     >90%
     >90%

Speaker before election

Ron Ramsey
Republican

Elected Speaker

Ron Ramsey
Republican

The 2012 Tennessee State Senate election was held on November 6, 2012, to elect 16 of the 33 seats for the Tennessee's State Senate. The elections coincided with the Presidential, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and State House elections. The primary elections were held on August 2, 2012. [1]

Contents

Republicans gained 6 seats, getting a supermajority in the Senate chamber. [2] [3]

Results summary

PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
No. %BeforeUpWonAfter+/–
Republican 2026Increase2.svg 6
Democratic 137Decrease2.svg 6
Independent 00Steady2.svg
Write-in 00Steady2.svg
Total3333Steady2.svg
Source:
Popular vote
Republican
%
Democratic
%
Other
%
Senate seats
Republican
78.79%
Democratic
21.21%

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  2. "Republicans Gain Supermajority In Tennessee House & Senate". WREG.com. 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
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