2014 Tennessee Senate election

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2014 Tennessee Senate election
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  2012 November 4, 2014 2016  

17 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 30th district
Seats before267
Seats won285
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 2

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2014 Tennessee Senate election by partisan lean.svg
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%

Speaker before election

Ron Ramsey
Republican

Elected Speaker

Ron Ramsey
Republican

The 2014 Tennessee State Senate election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect 17 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]

Contents

Republicans gained 2 seats, expanding their Senate Supermajority. [2]

Results summary

PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
No. %BeforeUpWonAfter+/–
Republican 2628Increase2.svg 2
Democratic 75Decrease2.svg 2
Independent 00Steady2.svg
Write-in 00Steady2.svg
Total3333Steady2.svg
Source:
Popular vote
Republican
%
Democratic
%
Other
%
Senate seats
Republican
84.85%
Democratic
15.15%

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References

  1. "Tennessee State Senate elections, 2014". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  2. Garrison, Joey. "Republicans expand supermajorities in TN House, Senate". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2024-02-15.