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Tennessee state elections in 2014 were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014. Primary elections for the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, governorship, Tennessee Senate, and Tennessee House of Representatives, as well as various judicial retention elections, including elections for three Tennessee Supreme Court justices, were held on August 7, 2014. There were also four constitutional amendments to the Constitution of Tennessee on the November 4 ballot.

Contents

United States Congress

Senate

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Final results by county:
  Alexander
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Ball
  •   50–60%

Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander defeated Democrat Gordon Ball and was re-elected to a third term in office with 61.9% of the vote against 31.9%.

Results

2014 United States Senate election in Tennessee [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Lamar Alexander (incumbent) 850,087 61.87% -3.27%
Democratic Gordon Ball437,84831.87%+0.23%
Constitution Joe Wilmoth36,0882.63%N/A
Green Martin Pleasant12,5700.91%N/A
Independent Tom Emerson Jr.11,1570.81%N/A
Independent Danny Page7,7130.56%N/A
Independent Rick Tyler5,7590.42%N/A
Independent Joshua James5,6780.41%N/A
Independent Bartholomew J. Phillips2,3860.17%N/A
Independent Edmund L. Gauthier2,3140.17%N/A
Independent Eric Schechter1,6730.12%N/A
Independent Choudhury Salekin7870.06%N/A
Write-in 50.00%N/A
Total votes1,374,065 100.00% N/A
Republican hold

August 7, 2014, Primary Results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gordon Ball 87,829 36.45%
Democratic Terry Adams85,79435.61%
Democratic Gary Gene Davis42,54917.66%
Democratic Larry Crim24,77710.28%
Total votes240,949 100.00%
Republican primary election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lamar Alexander (incumbent) 331,705 49.65%
Republican Joe Carr271,32440.61%
Republican George Shea Flinn34,6685.19%
Republican Christian Agnew11,3201.69%
Republican Brenda S. Lenard7,9081.18%
Republican John D. King7,7481.16%
Republican Erin Kent Magee3,3660.52%
Total votes668,039 100.00%

House of Representatives

District results: Republican 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Democratic 60-70% 70-80% Tennessee Congressional Election Results 2014.svg
District results:
  Republican
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Democratic
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%

Tennessee elected nine U.S. Representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's nine Congressional Districts.

Results

Source: [3]

District Republican Democratic OthersTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 115,53382.84%00.00%23,93717.16%139,470100.0%Republican hold
District 2 120,88372.49%37,61222.56%8,2561.00%166,751100.0%Republican hold
District 3 97,34462.36%53,98334.58%4,7703.06%156,097100.0%Republican hold
District 4 84,81558.32%51,35735.32%9,2466.36%145,418100.0%Republican hold
District 5 55,07835.70%96,14862.32%3,0501.98%154,276100.0%Democratic hold
District 6 115,23171.09%37,23222.97%9,6345.94%162,097100.0%Republican hold
District 7 110,53470.00%42,28026.77%5,0933.23%157,907100.0%Republican hold
District 8 122,25570.83%42,43324.59%7,9074.58%172,595100.0%Republican hold
District 9 27,17323.31%87,37674.97%2,0011.72%116,550100.0%Democratic hold
Total848,84661.91%448,42132.70%73,8945.39%1,371,161100.0%
Popular vote
Republican
 
61.91%
Democratic
 
32.70%
Other
 
5.39%
House seats
Republican
 
77.78%
Democratic
 
22.22%

Gubernatorial

Final results by county: Haslam 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% 2014 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
Final results by county:
  Haslam
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%

Incumbent Republican Governor Bill Haslam was re-elected to a second term with 70.3% of the vote, defeating his Democratic challenger Charles Brown. Improving on his performance from 2010, Haslam also carried every county in the state

Results

2014 Tennessee gubernatorial election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Bill Haslam (incumbent) 951,796 70.31% +5.28%
Democratic Charles Brown309,23722.84%-10.24%
Independent John Jay Hooker30,5792.26%N/A
Constitution Shaun Crowell26,5801.96%N/A
Green Isa Infante18,5701.37%N/A
Independent Steve Coburn8,6120.64%N/A
Independent Daniel Lewis8,3210.62%N/A
n/a Write-ins330.00%0.00%
Total votes1,353,728 100.0% N/A
Republican hold

August 7, 2014, primary results

County results Tennessee Governor D Primary 2014.svg
County results
Democratic primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charles V. "Charlie" Brown 95,114 41.71
Democratic Wm. H. "John" McKamey59,20025.96
Democratic Kennedy Spellman Johnson55,71824.44
Democratic Ron Noonan17,9937.89
Total votes228,025 100
Republican primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Haslam (incumbent) 570,997 87.68
Republican Mark "Coonrippy" Brown44,1656.78
Republican Donald Ray McFolin22,9683.53
Republican Basil Marceaux, Sr.13,1172.01
Total votes651,247 100

State legislature

State Senate

2014 Tennessee Senate election.svg Results by senate districts

Elections for 17 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 4, 2014.

After this election, Republicans had 28 seats while Democrats had 5 seats, with Republicans gaining two seats.

State House of Representatives

2014 Tennessee House of Representatives election map.svg Results by State House districts

The election of all 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives occurred on November 4, 2014.

Republicans won 73 seats, while Democrats won 26 seats. Republicans gained two seats during this election.

Ballot measures

Amendment 1

Amendment 1
Shall Article I, of the Constitution of Tennessee be amended by adding the following language as a new, appropriately designated section: Nothing in this Constitution secures or protects a right to abortion or requires the funding of an abortion. The people retain the right through their elected state representatives and state senators to enact, amend, or repeal statutes regarding abortion, including, but not limited to, circumstances of pregnancy resulting from rape or incest or when necessary to save the life of the mother.
Results
Choice
Votes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svgYes729,16352.60%
Light brown x.svgNo657,19247.40%
Valid votes1,386,355100.00%
Invalid or blank votes00.00%
Total votes1,386,355100.00%
Amendment 1 results 2014 Tennessee (final upload).png
Results by county

Yes

  70–80%
  60–70%
  50–60%

No

  60–70%
  50–60%
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State [6]

This is an approved legislatively referred constitutional amendment to the Constitution of Tennessee that appeared on the ballot on November 4, 2014. [7] The amendment would ensure that Constitution of Tennessee, would not support, fund, or protect the right to an abortion.

Amendment 2

Amendment 2
Shall Article Vl, Section 3 of the Constitution of Tennessee be amended by deleting the first and second

sentences and by substituting instead the following: Judges of the Supreme Court or any intermediate appellate court shall be appointed for a full term or to fill a vacancy by and at the discretion of the governor; shall be confirmed by the Legislature; and thereafter, shall be elected in a retention election by the qualified voters of the state. Confirmation by default occurs if the Legislature fails to reject an appointee within sixty calendar days of either the date of appointment, if made during the annual legislative session, or the convening date of the next annual

legislative session, if made out of session. The Legislature is authorized to prescribe such provisions as may be necessary to carry out Sections two and three of this article.
Results
Choice
Votes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svgYes832,18860.91%
Light brown x.svgNo533,97339.09%
Valid votes1,366,161100.00%
Invalid or blank votes00.00%
Total votes1,366,161100.00%
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State [6]

Amendment 3

Amendment 3
Shall Article ll, Section 28 of the Constitution of Tennessee be amended by adding the following

sentence at the end of the final substantive paragraph within the section: Notwithstanding the authority to tax privileges or any other authority set forth in this Constitution, the Legislature shall not levy, authorize or otherwise permit any state or local tax upon payroll or earned personal income or any state state or local tax measured by payroller earned personal income; however,

nothing contained herein shall be construed as prohibiting any tax in effect on January 1, 2011, or adjustment of the rate of such tax.
Results
Choice
Votes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svgYes882,92666.21%
Light brown x.svgNo450,52233.79%
Valid votes1,333,448100.00%
Invalid or blank votes00.00%
Total votes1,333,448100.00%
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State [6]

Amendment 4

Amendment 4
Shall Article XI, Section 5 of the Constitution of Tennessee be amended by deleting the following

language: All other forms of lottery not authorized herein are expressly prohibited unless authorized by a two-thirds vote of all members elected to each house of the general assembly for an annual event operated for the benefit of a 501(c)(3) organization located in this state, as defined by the 2000 United States Tax Code or as may be amended from time to time. and by substituting instead the following language: All other forms of lottery not authorized herein are expressly prohibited unless authorized by a two-thirds vote of all members elected to each house of the general assembly for an annual event operated for the

benefit of a 501(c)(3) or a 501(c)(19) organization, as defined by the 2000 United States Tax Code, located in this state.
Results
Choice
Votes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svgYes903,35369.59%
Light brown x.svgNo394,72730.41%
Valid votes1,298,080100.00%
Invalid or blank votes00.00%
Total votes1,298,080100.00%
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State [6]

Supreme Court

Retention elections (August 7, 2014)

All incumbent Tennessee Supreme Court Justices won their retention elections, getting eight more years. While the justices were able to overcome a vigorous opposition campaign by Ron Ramsey and others, who accused them of being "liberal," "soft on crime" and of helping Obamacare, their retention victories were by some of the smallest margins in recent history. [8]

Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice, Gary R. Wade retention election [9]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes499,21857.30
No371,99342.70
Total votes871,211100.00
Tennessee Supreme Court Associate Justice, Sharon G. Lee retention election [9]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes495,85556.83
No376,69643.17
Total votes872,551100.00
Tennessee Supreme Court Associate Justice, Cornelia A. Clark retention election
Shall Cornelia A. (Connie) Clark be retained or replaced in office as Judge of the Supreme Court, at Large?
Results
Choice
Votes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svgYes492,97256.04%
Light brown x.svgNo386,74343.96%
Valid votes879,715100.00%
Invalid or blank votes00.00%
Total votes879,715100.00%
2014 Tennessee Supreme Court justice retention election (Connie Clark) results by county.png
Results by county

Retain

  70–80%
  60–70%
  50–60%

Replace

  60–70%
  50–60%
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State [10]

Local elections

County mayoral elections

Knox County

Incumbent Republican mayor Tim Burchett ran for re-election and was opposed by no one in both the primary and the general election since no other candidate filed to run against him. [11] [12]

Results

August 7, 2014 General election results [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tim Burchett (incumbent) 48,062 100.00%
Total votes48,062 100.00%

May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican primary results [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tim Burchett (incumbent) 20,539 100.00%
Total votes20,539 100.00%

Shelby County

Final results by precinct: 2014 Shelby County, Tennessee mayoral election by precinct.png
Final results by precinct:

Incumbent Republican Mayor Mark Luttrell won re-election with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Deidre Malone. [15] [16]

Results

August 7, 2014 General election results [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark Luttrell 90,541 62.34%
Democratic Deidre Malone52,43836.11%
Independent Charles Nelson1,6351.13%
Independent Leo Awgowhat5520.38%
Write-in Write-in620.04%
Total votes145,228 100.00%

May 6, 2014, primary results

Democratic primary results [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Deidre Malone 13,792 35.77%
Democratic Kenneth Whalum Jr.12,60732.70%
Democratic Steven J. Mulroy 12,04631.24%
Total votes38,559 100.00%
Democratic primary results [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark Luttrell (Incumbent) 16,824 96.45%
Republican Ernest Lunati5953.41%
Write-in Write-in250.14%
Total votes17,444 100.00%

City mayoral elections

Clarksville

Incumbent Democratic mayor Kim McMillan ran for re-election and won a second term in office in a 3-way race. [20]

November 4, 2014 Clarksville Mayor Election [21]
CandidateVotes%
Kim McMillan (I)9,57746.88%
Bill Summers5,54427.14%
Jeff Burkhart5,26725.78%
Write-ins 420.21%
Total20,430100%

Murfreesboro

Incumbent Democratic mayor Tommy Bragg decided not to run for re-election to a third term. [22]

Republican candidate Shane McFarland defeated Vice Mayor Ron Washington, becoming the youngest person elected as mayor in Murfreesboro history. [23]

August 15, 2014 Murfreesboro Mayor Election [24]
CandidateVotes%
Shane McFarland 5,31568.09%
Ron Washington2,47431.69%
Write-ins 170.22%
Total7,806100%

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