2016 Tennessee Senate election Last updated February 24, 2026
2016 Tennessee Senate election Republican hold Democratic hold No ElectionResults by gains and holds 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% >90% >90%Results by winning party vote share
The 2016 Tennessee State Senate election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect 16 of the 33 seats for the Tennessee's State Senate . The elections coincided with the Presidential , U.S. House , and State House elections. The primary elections were held on August 4, 2016. [ 1] [ 2]
Results summary Popular vote Republican
80.82% Democratic
17.40% Other
1.77%
Senate seats Republican
84.85% Democratic
15.15%
Closest race Many of the senators running in this election ran unopposed. However, this race was the closest in the Senate election:
District Winner Margin District 10 Republican 11.74%
District 2 2016 Tennessee's 2nd Senate district election
Republican primary Candidates Doug Overbey, incumbent senator [ 2] Scott Williams, veteran and small business owner [ 2] District 4 2016 Tennessee's 4th Senate district election
District 6 2016 Tennessee's 6th Senate district election
District 8 2016 Tennessee's 8th Senate district election
District 10 2016 Tennessee's 10th Senate district election County results Gardenhire: 80–90%Wilkinson: 50–60%
Democratic primary Candidates Ty O'Grady, entrepreneur and college professor [ 6] Khristy Wilkinson [ 7] Nick Wilkinson, director of the Chattanooga Office of Economic Development [ 8] District 12 2016 Tennessee's 12th Senate district election
District 14 2016 Tennessee's 14th Senate district election Results by county Tracy: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
District 16 2016 Tennessee's 16th Senate district election Results by county Bowling: 60–70% 70–80%Winton: 50–60%
Democratic primary Candidates Mike Winton, businessman [ 11] [ 2] Alice Demetreon, retired corrections officer District 18 2016 Tennessee's 18th Senate district election
District 20 2016 Tennessee's 20th Senate district election Precinct resultsDickerson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Coleman: 50–60% 60–70% >90%
The 20th senate district was based in Davidson County , and encompassed many of Nashville 's wealthy inner suburbs, including Forest Hills , Belle Meade , and parts of Oak Hill and Goodlettsville . The district had been represented by Republican Steven Dickerson .
Incumbent Steven Dickerson won both the primary and the general election comfortably, receiving 59.9% of the vote in the primary and 56.3% in the general election.
In the concurrent 2016 presidential race , Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton narrowly carried this district, winning by 0.2%. [ 12]
Democratic primary Candidates Erin Coleman, attorney [ 2] District 22 2016 Tennessee's 22nd Senate district election County results Precinct results Green: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Cutting: 50–60%
The 22nd senate district was based in Clarksville , where it covered Montgomery County , as well as Stewart and Houston Counties. The district had been represented by Republican Mark Green .
Incumbent Mark Green won both the primary and the general election easily, receiving 84.2% of the vote in the primary and 67.0% in the general election.
In the concurrent 2016 presidential race , Republican nominee Donald Trump comfortably carried this district, which he received 58.1% of the vote. Mark Green ran well ahead of Trump across the district, easily outperforming him overall and posting especially strong margins in Montgomery County. [ 12]
Republican primary Candidates Mark Green , incumbent senator [ 14] Lori L. Smith, small business owner, Clarksville fencing [ 15] Democratic primary Candidates David L. Cutting, retired architectural engineer and small business owner [ 16] General election By county
County Green % Cutting % Total Houston 2,070 69.72% 899 30.28% 2,969 Montgomery 35,631 65.99% 18,362 34.01% 53,993 Stewart 3,796 76.83% 1,145 23.17% 4,941
District 24 2016 Tennessee's 24th Senate district election
District 26 2016 Tennessee's 26th Senate district election
District 28 2016 Tennessee's 28th Senate district election
Independent candidate Joey Norman, firefighter [ 21] District 30 2016 Tennessee's 30th Senate district election
District 32 2016 Tennessee's 32nd Senate district election
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